Apr 3, 2006 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook Updated: Mon Apr 3 01:22:12 UTC 2006 Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
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SPC AC 030119 DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK CORR 1 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0819 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006 VALID 030100Z - 031200Z ...THERE IS A MDT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...WESTERN TENNESSEE AND WESTERN KENTUCKY... ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS THE OH/TN/MID MS VALLEYS AND WSWWD INTO NERN TX... CORRECTED FOR MODERATE RISK LINE ...OH/TN VALLEYS... LINE OF STORMS -- WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS -- IS CURRENTLY ARCING SEWD FROM SRN WI INTO SRN INDIANA. MORE ISOLATED SUPERCELLS THEN CONTINUE ARCING SWD/SWWD ACROSS WRN KY INTO NERN AR/WRN TN. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS OCCURRING WITH THIS AREA OF STORMS...INCLUDING REPORTS OF SEVERAL LARGE/DAMAGING TORNADOES. SURFACE LOW IS NOW OBSERVED OVER ERN IA...WITH A WARM FRONT EXTENDING SEWD ACROSS NRN AND ERN IL/SRN INDIANA INTO NRN KY. MEANWHILE...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW SSEWD ACROSS WRN IL/SERN MO AND THEN SWWD ACROSS NRN AND WRN AR INTO NERN TX. WHILE AIRMASS AHEAD OF COLD FRONT REMAINS MOIST/UNSTABLE...MUCH COOLER/DRIER AIRMASS EXISTS NE OF WARM FRONT. THIS LEAVES ONLY A NARROW WARM SECTOR ACROSS CENTRAL AND SRN IL...WHILE WARM SECTOR BROADENS TO INCLUDE MOST OF KY AND INTO THE TN/LOWER MS VALLEYS. AS STORMS MOVE EWD/ENEWD ACROSS NERN IL INTO NRN AND CENTRAL INDIANA...DAMAGING WIND/TORNADO THREAT SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH WITH TIME...DUE TO MUCH MORE STABLE AIRMASS NE OF WARM FRONT. HOWEVER...THREAT FOR HAIL MAY PERSIST WELL EWD -- PERHAPS INTO SRN LOWER MI/OH AND PERHAPS WRN PA BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. MEANWHILE S OF WARM FRONT AND E OF COLD FRONT...MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE WARM-SECTOR AIRMASS PERSISTS...WITH 1500 TO 3000 J/KG MEAN-LAYER CAPE FROM NERN TX NEWD ACROSS AR INTO WRN AND CENTRAL KY...MUCH OF TN...AND NRN PORTIONS OF MS AND AL. IN ADDITION TO FAVORABLE INSTABILITY...DEEP-LAYER WIND FIELD REMAINS QUITE STRONG...INCLUDING 80-PLUS KT H5 JET STREAK NOW CENTERED OVER SRN MO...WHICH IS FORECAST TO SHIFT ACROSS THE OH/TN VALLEYS OVERNIGHT. GIVEN FAVORABLE DEEP-LAYER SHEAR...EXPECT SCATTERED SUPERCELLS OVER NERN AR/WRN KY/WRN TN TO CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS...WHILE MORE LINEAR STORMS CONTINUE EWD ACROSS THE OH VALLEY REGION. ALONG WITH A CONTINUED THREAT FOR STRONG TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL...RELATIVELY WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WIND EVENT MAY ALSO EVOLVE WITH TIME. STORMS MAY CROSS THE APPALACHIANS BY THE END OF THE PERIOD...THOUGH SEVERE THREAT SHOULD REMAIN CONFINED TO AREAS W OF THE APPALACHIAN CREST...AS MUCH DRIER BOUNDARY LAYER EXISTS E OF THE MOUNTAINS. ..GOSS.. 04/03/2006 CLICK TO GET WUUS01 PTSDY1 PRODUCT NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 0600Z |