Oct 3, 2013 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Thu Oct 3 01:01:45 UTC 2013 (20131003 0100Z Day 1 shapefile | 20131003 0100Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20131003 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20131003 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
20131003 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
20131003 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 030057

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0757 PM CDT WED OCT 02 2013

   VALID 030100Z - 031200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...CNTRL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MS VALLEY REGION...

   MULTICELL STORMS CONTINUE DEVELOPING ALONG AND SOUTH OF A COLD FRONT
   FROM SRN MN SWWD THROUGH ERN NEB. EVENING RAOB DATA SHOW THESE
   STORMS ARE DEVELOPING IN AN ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERIZED BY MODERATE
   /1000-1500 J/KG/ MLCAPE...7 C/KM MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND WEAK
   VERTICAL SHEAR. SFC BASED CONVECTIVE INHIBITION WILL INCREASE AS THE
   BOUNDARY LAYER COOLS. HOWEVER...SOME SWWD BACKBUILDING INTO SCNTRL
   NEB AND NWRN KS MIGHT OCCUR AS STRENGTHENING LLJ INTERACTS WITH THE
   COLD FRONT AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES GENERATED BY STORMS ON SRN END OF
   THE LINE. ACTIVITY WILL GRADUALLY DEVELOP SEWD OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED
   LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL REMAIN THE PRIMARY THREATS.
   DUE TO THE MODEST THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT...WEAK VERTICAL SHEAR
   AND INCREASING CONVECTIVE INHIBITION...OVERALL THREAT IS EXPECTED TO
   REMAIN SOMEWHAT MARGINAL.

   ..DIAL.. 10/03/2013

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