Jun 25, 2013 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Tue Jun 25 12:56:37 UTC 2013
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20130625 1300 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20130625 1300 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
20130625 1300 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
20130625 1300 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
SLIGHT 579,498 100,552,928 New York, NY...Chicago, IL...Indianapolis, IN...Columbus, OH...Detroit, MI...
   SPC AC 251252

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0752 AM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013

   VALID 251300Z - 261200Z

   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN
   PLAINS...GREAT LAKES REGION...OH VALLEY...AND NORTHEAST STATES...

   ...IL/IND INTO OH/PA...
   MORNING WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SUGGESTS THAT A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WHICH
   AIDED IN CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT OVER THE HIGH PLAINS YESTERDAY HAS
   MOVED EASTWARD INTO IA.  THIS FEATURE IS FORECAST TO TRACK EASTWARD
   ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND OH VALLEY TODAY...PROVIDING THE FOCUS FOR
   STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.  12Z RAOBS FROM DVN TO ILN SHOW STEEP
   MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS
   ASSUMING STRONG HEATING.  WHILE THE MESOSCALE DETAILS ARE
   UNCERTAIN...IT APPEARS POSSIBLE THAT THIS CORRIDOR WILL SEE A
   FAST-MOVING BOWING MCS TODAY CAPABLE OF WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS. 
   REF SWOMCD NUMBER 1217 FOR FURTHER SHORT TERM DETAILS.

   ...PA/NY INTO NEW ENGLAND...
   MULTIPLE MODEL SOLUTIONS SUGGEST THAT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
   DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING OVER PARTS OF NY/PA AND SPREAD EASTWARD INTO
   NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON.  THE 12Z BUF SOUNDING CONFIRMS A MOIST
   AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS THAT WILL CONVECT RATHER EARLY.  SUFFICIENT
   WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND MODERATE INSTABILITY WILL POSE A RISK OF
   GUSTY/DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL IN THE STRONGER CORES.  SUBSTANTIAL
   WESTERLY COMPONENT OF THE SURFACE WINDS SUGGEST THAT STRONG/SEVERE
   STORMS COULD MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST
   LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

   ...IA/MO/IL THIS EVENING...
   IN APPEARS THAT RE-DEVELOPMENT OF INTENSE CONVECTION MAY OCCUR THIS
   EVENING OVER PARTS OF IA/MO NEAR CORE OF STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL
   JET.  FORECAST SOUNDINGS IN THIS AREA SHOW SUBSTANTIAL LOW LEVEL AND
   DEEP LAYER VERTICAL SHEAR...ALONG WITH STRONG CAPE VALUES OVER 3500
   J/KG.  SUPERCELL STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA CAPABLE OF
   VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.  STORMS
   MAY TRACK EASTWARD ROUGHLY ALONG THE SAME CORRIDOR OF STORMS THIS
   MORNING...INTO IL AND IND.

   ...DAKOTAS...
   A STRONG NEGATIVELY-TILTED SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS EJECTING OUT OF THE
   CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO THE HIGH PLAINS.  AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS
   IN PLACE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH...WHERE
   SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP.  DEEP
   LAYER VERTICAL SHEAR WILL NOT BE PARTICULARLY STRONG IN THIS REGION
   /15-25 KNOTS/ SUGGESTING THAT MULTICELL STORM STRUCTURES ARE MOST
   LIKELY.  HOWEVER...DEGREE OF INSTABILITY AND FAVORABLE LARGE SCALE
   ASCENT WILL YIELD A RISK OF HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN THE STRONGER
   STORMS.

   ..HART/ROGERS.. 06/25/2013

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