Apr 10, 2014 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Thu Apr 10 12:28:37 UTC 2014 (20140410 1300Z Day 1 shapefile | 20140410 1300Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20140410 1300 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20140410 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
20140410 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
20140410 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
No Risk Areas Forecast
   SPC AC 101225

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0725 AM CDT THU APR 10 2014

   VALID 101300Z - 111200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...SYNOPSIS...
   LOW AMPLITUDE...TWO-STREAM CYCLONIC FLOW WILL PREVAIL THIS
   PERIOD....S OF BROAD HUDSON BAY UPR LOW. SHORTWAVE TROUGH NOW OVER
   WRN ONT AND THE UPR MS VLY WILL CONTINUE E INTO QUE LATER
   TODAY/TNGT...WHILE SEVERAL WEAKER DISTURBANCES FARTHER SW PROGRESS
   ESE INTO THE MID-MS VLY BY THIS EVE...AND ACROSS THE UPR OH
   VLY/CNTRL APPALACHIANS EARLY FRI.

   DRY AIR OVER MOST OF THE NATION AT LWR LVLS WILL ONCE AGAIN LIMIT
   THE EXTENT AND INTENSITY OF CONVECTION.

   ...MID MS/LWR OH VLYS THIS AFTN/EVE...
   WEAK DISTURBANCE NOW OVER SRN SD/NEB WILL SWEEP RAPIDLY ESE
   TODAY...WITH HEIGHT FALLS AND STRENGTHENING MID/UPR-LVL FLOW
   OVERSPREADING THE MID-MS AND LWR OH VLYS. AT THE SAME TIME...COLD
   FRONT ATTENDANT TO STRONGER ONT TROUGH WILL CONTINUE SE INTO THE LWR
   OH VLY/NRN OZARKS BY EVE. COMBINATION OF FRONTAL UPLIFT WITH SFC
   HEATING AND MODEST ASCENT/MID-LVL COOLING PROVIDED BY UPR IMPULSE
   SHOULD FOSTER SCTD LATE DAY CONVECTION/STORMS FROM SRN MO ENE INTO
   IL/IND. WHILE MOISTURE/CAPE WILL REMAIN LIMITED...STEEP LOW TO
   MID-LVL LAPSE RATES AMIDST MODERATE /40 KT/ WSWLY DEEP SHEAR MAY
   YIELD A FEW UPDRAFTS CAPABLE OF MARGINALLY SVR HAIL/GUSTY SFC WINDS.
   THIS THREAT SHOULD BE GREATEST LATE THIS AFTN THROUGH EARLY
   TNGT...ALTHOUGH STORMS MAY LINGER THROUGH EARLY FRI OVER PARTS OF
   THE OH VLY.

   ...CO FRONT RANGE/CNTRL HIGH PLNS THIS AFTN/EVE...
   WEAK UPSLOPE FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CNTRL HIGH PLNS TODAY IN
   WAKE OF SAME COLD FRONT AFFECTING THE MS/OH VLYS. THIS FLOW WILL
   BRING A SLIGHT INCREASE IN LOW-LVL MOISTURE TO THE CO/WY FRONT RANGE
   AND ADJACENT HIGH PLNS. COUPLED WITH SFC HEATING AND THE APPROACH OF
   A WEAK DISTURBANCE SKIRTING THE SRN FRINGE OF THE NRN STREAM
   JET...SETUP COULD YIELD ISOLD LATE-DAY STORMS IN THE STEEP LAPSE
   RATE ENVIRONMENT. WHILE DEEP SHEAR WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR STORM
   ORGANIZATION/SUSTENANCE...SPARSE MOISTURE /PW BELOW .50 INCH/ AND
   MODEST BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW SHOULD PRECLUDE ANY APPRECIABLE SVR
   THREAT.

   ..CORFIDI/BOTHWELL.. 04/10/2014

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