May 19, 2014 2000 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Mon May 19 19:48:35 UTC 2014 (20140519 2000Z Day 1 shapefile | 20140519 2000Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20140519 2000 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20140519 2000 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
20140519 2000 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
20140519 2000 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 191944

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0244 PM CDT MON MAY 19 2014

   VALID 192000Z - 201200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...SUMMARY...
   HIGHLY ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL WILL BE
   POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING TO NEBRASKA INTO THE EVENING.

   ...WY/NEB/CO...
   PROFILER/VWP DATA STILL SAMPLE A PREDOMINANCE OF NLY LOW-LEVEL WINDS
   E OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR...WITH THE BULK OF RICHER BOUNDARY LAYER
   MOISTURE /CONSISTING OF SURFACE DEW POINTS AOA 55 DEG F/ STILL LYING
   FROM CNTRL NEB EWD. ALTHOUGH LOW-LEVEL WINDS SHOULD VEER TO ELY INTO
   THE EVENING...THEY WILL LIKELY REMAIN WEAK. INITIAL CONVECTION HAS
   DEVELOPED OVER THE BLACK HILLS TO SERN WY. CONVECTION-ALLOWING
   GUIDANCE IS QUITE INSISTENT THAT THIS ACTIVITY WILL EVENTUALLY
   INTENSIFY WITH ERN EXTENT INTO NEB. BUT GIVEN THE DISPLACEMENT OF
   RICHER MOISTURE ATTM FROM THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ANTICIPATED WEAK
   ADVECTION...CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN BOTH DEVELOPING AND SUSTAINING
   MULTIPLE SUPERCELLS AMIDST LARGER-SCALE HEIGHT RISES AND
   INCREASINGLY STRONGER MLCIN WITH ERN EXTENT.

   ..GRAMS.. 05/19/2014

   .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1115 AM CDT MON MAY 19 2014/

   ...WY/NEB/CO...
   WATER VAPOR LOOPS SHOW A SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST WY.  THIS
   FEATURE IS FORECAST TO TRACK EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS WY
   TODAY...PROVIDING WEAK LARGE SCALE ASCENT TO PARTS OF THE
   NORTHERN/CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS.  DESPITE THE APPROACH OF THE SHORTWAVE
   TROUGH...THE BROADER RIDGE IS SLOWLY BUILDING OVER THE PLAINS.  THE
   RESULT IS NEUTRAL OR SLOWLY RISING MID LEVEL HEIGHTS OVER WY/NEB/CO
   THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SUGGESTING A RATHER ISOLATED CONVECTIVE
   EVENT OVER THE REGION.

   THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM OVER SOUTHEAST WY BY LATE
   AFTERNOON AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE 70S AND DEWPOINTS
   LINGER IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S BEHIND A WEAK FRONT.  THE
   THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM WILL BE IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF RATHER STRONG
   EFFECTIVE SHEAR /OVER 50 KNOTS/ AND STEEP LOW/MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES.
   MLCAPE VALUES WILL RANGE FROM AOB 500 J/KG IN WY TO OVER 1500 J/KG
   IN PARTS OF WEST-CENTRAL NEB.  THIS WILL BE CONDUCIVE FOR RATHER
   HIGH-BASED ROTATING STORMS CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. 
   VARYING MODEL SOLUTIONS SUGGEST THE STORMS MAY PERSIST FOR A FEW
   HOURS AND TRACK ACROSS THE NEB PANHANDLE BEFORE WEAKENING AFTER 03Z.

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