Oct 1, 2013 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Tue Oct 1 15:44:36 UTC 2013 (20131001 1630Z Day 1 shapefile | 20131001 1630Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20131001 1630 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20131001 1630 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
20131001 1630 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
20131001 1630 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 011540

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1040 AM CDT TUE OCT 01 2013

   VALID 011630Z - 021200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...SYNOPSIS...
   A SERIES OF SHORTWAVE TROUGHS WILL PROGRESS EWD WITHIN THE PRIMARY
   JET CORE NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER.  ISOLATED LIGHTING STRIKES WILL
   BE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS WA WITH LOW-TOPPED CONVECTION IN THE ZONE
   OF ASCENT PRECEDING ONE OF THE TROUGHS...WHERE LOW-MIDLEVEL LAPSE
   RATES AOA 7 C/KM WILL CONTRIBUTE TO WEAK BUOYANCY.  OTHERWISE...A
   WEAK CLOSED LOW OVER THE NW GULF COAST...ALONG WITH DAYTIME HEATING
   IN A TROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME WITH MINIMAL CONVECTIVE INHIBITION...
   WILL MAINTAIN A RISK FOR THUNDERSTORMS FROM SE TX TO THE LOWER MS
   VALLEY.  A MARGINAL THUNDERSTORM RISK IS ALSO BEING MAINTAINED FOR
   THE DAKOTAS FROM 09-12Z WEDNESDAY MORNING...AS LOW-LEVEL WAA
   INCREASES IN THE PRESENCE OF WEAK MIDLEVEL MOISTENING/
   DESTABILIZATION.

   ..THOMPSON/ROGERS.. 10/01/2013

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