Sep 23, 2006 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Sat Sep 23 01:10:24 UTC 2006
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table (Effective Feb 14, 2006).
Categorical Graphic
20060923 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20060923 0100 UTC Day 1 Tornado Probabilities Graphic
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20060923 0100 UTC Day 1 Damaging Wind Probabilities Graphic
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20060923 0100 UTC Day 1 Large Hail Probabilities Graphic
   SPC AC 230107
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0807 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006
   
   VALID 230100Z - 231200Z
   
   ...THERE IS A MDT RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM ERN OK INTO PARTS OF THE
   LOWER AND MIDDLE MS VALLEY AND WRN TN VALLEY...
   
   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM PARTS OF THE SRN PLAINS
   THROUGH PARTS OF THE MIDDLE AND LOWER MS VALLEY...TN AND OH VALLEYS
   AND GREAT LAKES...
   
   ...ERN OK THROUGH LOWER MS VALLEY AND WRN OH VALLEY...
   
   THIS EVENING A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NRN MO SWWD THROUGH THE OK
   AND TX PANHANDLES. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE SEWD TONIGHT. A DRYLINE
   EXTENDS FROM W CNTRL TX NEWD THROUGH ERN OK INTO ERN KS WHERE IT
   INTERSECTS THE COLD FRONT. THIS BOUNDARY WILL RETREAT NWWD INTO
   CNTRL OK TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO BACKING AND STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL
   FLOW.
   
   NUMEROUS SUPERCELLS CONTINUE DEVELOPING FROM ERN OK...NRN AR INTO
   SRN IL...WRN KY AND WRN TN. THE LOW LEVEL JET WILL INTENSIFY FROM
   ERN OK...NRN TX INTO THE LOWER MS VALLEY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL
   OCCUR AS SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS OVER OK ALONG SEWD ADVANCING FRONT IN
   RESPONSE TO A MID LEVEL JET ADVANCING INTO THE SRN HIGH PLAINS. LOW
   LEVEL THETA-E ADVECTION AND LIFT AUGMENTED BY THE LOW LEVEL JET WILL
   CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IN CORRIDOR FROM ERN OK
   THROUGH NRN AR...INTO WRN KY AND NWRN TN. LOW LEVEL HODOGRAPHS AND
   DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS WITH LOW LEVEL
   MESOCYCLONES AND TORNADOES. MOREOVER...THESE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN IN
   A MORE FAVORABLE POSITION FOR UNINTERRUPTED MOIST UNSTABLE LOW LEVEL
   INFLOW. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER
   STORMS. SOME THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES EXIST AS FAR EAST AS WRN
   PORTIONS OF THE OH VALLEY. HOWEVER...THE TORNADO THREAT DIMINISHES
   WITH ERN EXTENT INTO THIS REGION DUE TO LIMITED INSTABILITY.
   
   THE FRONT WILL EVENTUALLY INTERCEPT THE RETREATING DRYLINE FROM W
   CNTRL TX INTO CNTRL OK AND SERN KS LATER TONIGHT. AS THIS OCCURS
   ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP. MUCH OF THIS ACTIVITY WILL
   PROBABLY EVOLVE INTO LINES. HOWEVER VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES WILL
   SUPPORT EMBEDDED ORGANIZED STORMS STRUCTURES WITHIN THE LINE
   INCLUDING SUPERCELL AND BOW ECHOES.
   
   ..DIAL.. 09/23/2006
   
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