The SPC is forecasting ...severe thunderstorms expected over parts of the southeast us today through tonight... the nws storm prediction center in norman ok is forecasting the development of a few strong tornadoes over parts of the southeast us today through tonight. the areas most likely to experience this activity include central and southern alabama western florida panhandle central georgia southeast mississippi central south carolina surrounding this area...there is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms from southeast louisiana into southeast virginia. a powerful upper system will move from the southern plains into the tennessee valley today and tonight. meanwhile...a surface low will deepen rapidly and track northeastward along a warm front from northern mississippi into the mid atlantic region. rapid return of low level moisture is occurring south of the warm front across much of the southeastern united states...leading to moderate instability and an active severe weather event through tonight. scattered severe thunderstorms are ongoing over parts of southeast mississippi and western alabama. other intense storms are expected to form eastward this afternoon across southern alabama into western georgia...then expanding eastward across georgia into south carolina overnight. veering and increasing winds with height suggest the potential for supercell thunderstorms capable of tornadoes.... Please read the latest public statement about this event.
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SPC AC 141630 DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1130 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 VALID 141630Z - 151200Z ...THERE IS A MDT RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM SOUTHEAST MS...ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL AL...THE WESTERN FL PANHANDLE...CENTRAL GA...AND PARTS OF SC.... ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION INTO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES... BROAD UPPER TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. WILL TRACK EASTWARD DURING THIS FORECAST PERIOD...WHILE RAPIDLY DEEPENING SURFACE LOW MOVES FROM NORTHERN MS INTO EASTERN VA. SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL WINDS IN WARM SECTOR OF LOW WILL TRANSPORT RICH MOISTURE RAPIDLY NORTHWARD ACROSS AL/GA TODAY...AND INTO SC TONIGHT. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A POTENTIALLY ACTIVE SEVERE WEATHER EVENT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. ...MS/AL TODAY... CLUSTER OF SUPERCELL STORMS ARE CURRENTLY AFFECTING SOUTHEAST MS. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AL THIS AFTERNOON ALONG RETREATING WARM FRONT WHERE LOW LEVEL VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES. AREAS SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO DESTABILIZE RAPIDLY TODAY WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE MID/UPPER 60S AND CAPE VALUES OVER 1500 J/KG. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THIS REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH PARAMETERS FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS AND A FEW TORNADOES. COMBINATION OF FAVORABLE CAPE AND SHEAR INDICATE A RISK OF ISOLATED STRONG TORNADOES. ...GA/SC TONIGHT... VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS RELATIVELY CLEAR SKIES ACROSS CENTRAL/SOUTHERN GA. THIS WILL HELP TO DESTABILIZE THE REGION WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S...AND SURFACE DEWPOINTS RISING THROUGH THE 60S. CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY MOVE OUT OF AL THIS AFTERNOON AND ACROSS GA THIS EVENING...AND INTO SC OVERNIGHT. RAPID DEEPENING OF SURFACE LOW WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY STRONG LOW LEVEL VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES ACROSS THIS REGION AFTER DARK. POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADIC SUPERCELLS ACROSS THE MDT RISK AREA...ALONG WITH ISOLATED STRONG TORNADOES. UPSCALE ORGANIZATION IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS REGION DURING THE NIGHT WITH A DAMAGING WIND/TORNADO THREAT ALONG LEADING EDGE OF SQUALL LINE. ...NC/VA AFTER MIDNIGHT... SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN BELOW 998MB BY 12Z OVER SOUTHERN VA. INTENSE WIND FIELDS IN THE WARM SECTOR OF THE LOW WILL MAINTAIN A RISK OF DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES WITH ORGANIZED CONVECTION OVER THIS REGION. ..HART/JEWELL.. 04/14/2007 CLICK TO GET WUUS01 PTSDY1 PRODUCT NOTE: THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED BY 2000Z