May 1, 2013 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Wed May 1 00:51:38 UTC 2013
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20130501 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20130501 0100 UTC Day 1 Tornado Probabilities Graphic
Probability of a tornado within 25 miles of a point.
Hatched Area: 10% or greater probability of EF2 - EF5 tornadoes within 25 miles of a point.
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20130501 0100 UTC Day 1 Damaging Wind Probabilities Graphic
Probability of damaging thunderstorm winds or wind gusts of 50 knots or higher within 25 miles of a point.
Hatched Area: 10% of greater probability of wind gusts 65 knots or greater within 25 miles of a point.
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20130501 0100 UTC Day 1 Large Hail Probabilities Graphic
Probability of hail 1" or larger within 25 miles of a point.
Hatched Area: 10% or greater probability of hail 2" or larger within 25 miles of a point.
Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
   SPC AC 010047
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0747 PM CDT TUE APR 30 2013
   
   VALID 010100Z - 011200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...NRN KS INTO NEB...IA AND WI...
   WARM ADVECTION ATOP THE SURFACE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO INITIATE
   THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS EVENING ACROSS NEB AND PERHAPS FAR NRN KS
   AS THE BAROCLINIC ZONE TIGHTENS. THE STEEP LAPSE RATE ENVIRONMENT
   AND MARGINAL SHEAR WILL FAVOR MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL IN THE
   STRONGEST STORMS. INCREASING CIN WILL PRECLUDE DEVELOPMENT S OF THE
   SURFACE FRONT. OTHER CELLS WILL PERSIST NEWD FROM IA INTO WI...ALSO
   IN A NARROW ZONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT. HOWEVER...WEAKER
   INSTABILITY IN THESE AREAS SHOULD KEEP THE SEVERE HAIL THREAT
   MINIMAL.
   
   ...W TX...
   A SMALL CLUSTER OF STORMS CONTINUES TO PROPAGATE SEWD ACROSS W CNTRL
   TX WHERE LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES ARE STEEP. WEAK NWLY FLOW ALOFT ATOP
   SELY SURFACE FLOW IS HELPING THESE STORMS TO FORWARD PROPAGATE...BUT
   THEY SHOULD DISSIPATE QUICKLY ONCE THEY REACH THE COOLER BOUNDARY
   LAYER A FEW COUNTIES TO THE E.
   
   ..JEWELL.. 05/01/2013
   
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