Mar 22, 2014 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Sat Mar 22 01:03:39 UTC 2014 (20140322 0100Z Day 1 shapefile | 20140322 0100Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20140322 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20140322 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
20140322 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
20140322 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 220100

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0800 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014

   VALID 220100Z - 221200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...DISCUSSION...
   QUASI-ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF THE U.S.  THROUGH
   THE END OF THE PERIOD...WITH A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED
   SURFACE LOW CROSSING THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION -- AND TRAILING
   COLD FRONT EXTENDING SWWD INTO THE SRN PLAINS -- TO REMAIN THE
   PRIMARY FEATURES WITH RESPECT TO THE CONVECTIVE FORECAST THIS
   EVENING/OVERNIGHT. 

   WHILE A LIGHTNING STRIKE OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE SRN LOWER
   MI VICINITY OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS THE UPPER SYSTEM CROSSES THIS
   REGION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONGOING ACROSS PARTS OF ERN OK
   AND ADJACENT NWRN AR INVOF THE AFOREMENTIONED SURFACE FRONT.  STORMS
   WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EWD INTO/ACROSS AR OVERNIGHT...WITH SOME
   ADDITIONAL CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE FARTHER SW ALONG THE
   FRONT INTO SRN OK/N TX.

   WITH EVENING RAOBS AND AREA VAD WIND PROFILES REVEALING 40 TO 50 KT
   WLYS AT MID LEVELS...SHEAR IS SUFFICIENT FOR A FEW LONGER-LIVED
   CELLS.  HOWEVER...MODEST CAPE /AOB 500 J/KG/ AND A COOLING BOUNDARY
   LAYER AFTER DARK CONTINUE TO SUGGEST MINIMAL SEVERE RISK ACROSS THE
   AREA.  SMALL HAIL MAY OCCUR WITH A FEW OF THE STRONGEST CELLS OVER
   THE NEXT 2-3 HOURS BEFORE AN ANTICIPATED WEAKENING OF UPDRAFT
   INTENSITY.

   ..GOSS.. 03/22/2014

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