May 17, 2014 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Sat May 17 12:53:41 UTC 2014 (20140517 1300Z Day 1 shapefile | 20140517 1300Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20140517 1300 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20140517 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
20140517 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
20140517 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 171250

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0750 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2014

   VALID 171300Z - 181200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...SUMMARY...
   A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
   TONIGHT FROM THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS EASTWARD
   TO NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI...ALABAMA...AND GEORGIA.

   ...SYNOPSIS...
   THE LARGE-SCALE PATTERN TODAY BE CHARACTERIZED BY ONLY GRADUAL
   WEAKENING OF THE DEEP MID-UPPER LOW OVER THE GREAT LAKES AS EMBEDDED
   SHORTWAVE TROUGHS ROTATE EWD AND NEWD...WHILE AN UPSTREAM TROUGH
   MOVES INLAND OVER THE PAC COAST.  AT THE SURFACE...A REINFORCING
   COLD FRONTAL SURGE WILL STALL JUST N OF THE I-20 CORRIDOR FROM NE TX
   TO MS/AL.  A SLOW INCREASE IN LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE FROM THE S WILL
   SUPPORT AN INCREASE IN THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW ELEVATED
   THUNDERSTORMS IN A BAND IMMEDIATELY N OF THE SURFACE FRONT BY EARLY
   TONIGHT.  OTHERWISE...SCATTERED DIURNAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR IN
   A NW-SE ZONE FROM THE NRN ROCKIES TO THE CENTRAL HIGH
   PLAINS...SIMILAR TO FRIDAY. 

   ISOLATED STRONG STORMS CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT ACROSS ERN CO
   AND SW MT...THOUGH WEAK BUOYANCY SUGGESTS ANY RISK OF HAIL/WIND WILL
   BE QUITE MARGINAL.  LIKEWISE...THE RISK FOR STRONG ELEVATED STORMS
   JUST N OF THE I-20 CORRIDOR WILL BE LIMITED BY MARGINAL
   MOISTURE/BUOYANCY.

   ..THOMPSON/BOTHWELL.. 05/17/2014

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