Dec 15, 2014 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Mon Dec 15 00:58:11 UTC 2014 (20141215 0100Z Day 1 shapefile | 20141215 0100Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20141215 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
MARGINAL 63,045 6,821,084 Dallas, TX...Tulsa, OK...Wichita, KS...Plano, TX...Garland, TX...
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20141215 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.
Tornado Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
2 % 62,892 6,852,917 Dallas, TX...Tulsa, OK...Wichita, KS...Plano, TX...Garland, TX...
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20141215 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.
Wind Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
5 % 62,986 6,839,872 Dallas, TX...Tulsa, OK...Wichita, KS...Plano, TX...Garland, TX...
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20141215 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.
Hail Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
5 % 62,986 6,839,872 Dallas, TX...Tulsa, OK...Wichita, KS...Plano, TX...Garland, TX...
   SPC AC 150058

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0658 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2014

   VALID 150100Z - 151200Z

   ...THERE IS A MRGL RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM SOUTHEAST KANSAS TO
   NORTHEAST TEXAS...

   ...SUMMARY...
   A FEW MARGINALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT
   FROM SOUTHEAST KANSAS TO NORTHEAST TEXAS.

   ...SYNOPSIS...
   LATEST MOISTURE-CHANNEL IMAGERY INDICATES A COMPACT...CLOSED LOW
   ADVANCING NEWD/ENEWD ACROSS SRN KS. THE ATTENDANT WARM CONVEYOR AND
   RELATED MOIST/ASCENT PLUME COIL AROUND THE LOW FROM ERN OK/TX INTO
   THE CNTRL PLAINS...WITH A PROMINENT DRY SLOT EDGING NNEWD ACROSS KS
   AND OK. A SFC DRYLINE ATTENDANT TO THE LOW IS ADVANCING EWD...ARCING
   FROM N-CNTRL TX W OF THE DFW METROPLEX TO CNTRL OK W OF THE OKC AREA
   AND THEN NNWWD INTO PORTIONS OF S-CNTRL KS. THE DRYLINE WILL
   CONTINUE TO PROGRESS EWD THROUGH THE NIGHT IN CONCERT WITH THE
   MOTION OF THE MID-LEVEL LOW.

   ...PORTIONS OF THE CNTRL/SRN PLAINS...
   THE 00Z OUN/FWD RAOBS SAMPLE THE NARROW CORRIDOR OF MODEST BUOYANCY
   E OF THE DRYLINE. AS THE DRYLINE CONTINUES ITS EWD PROGRESSION...IT
   WILL PINCH OFF THE BUOYANCY CORRIDOR. THE ERN EXTENT OF THIS
   CORRIDOR CONTINUES TO BE TRUNCATED BY BOUNDARY-LAYER THETA-E
   DEFICITS RELATED TO ONGOING CONVECTION WITHIN THE AFOREMENTIONED
   WARM CONVEYOR. DESPITE DCVA/ADIABATIC COOLING PRECEDING THE
   MIGRATORY CYCLONE...THE NARROWING NATURE OF THE BUOYANT SECTOR
   COUPLED WITH NOCTURNAL DIABATIC COOLING WILL LIKELY PROVE
   DETRIMENTAL FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF SFC-BASED CONVECTION.

   DIURNALLY ENHANCED THUNDERSTORMS THAT MATURED ALONG THE DRYLINE
   INVOF THE I-35 CORRIDOR AT PEAK HEATING ARE SPREADING NNEWD ACROSS
   OK...WITH SIMILAR ACTIVITY IN THE BENT-BACK MOISTURE PLUME ACROSS
   S-CNTRL KS. LATEST RADAR TRENDS INDICATE THAT THIS ACTIVITY IS
   BECOMING LESS ORGANIZED AND WEAKENING. THIS CONVECTION...ALONG WITH
   CONGEALING CONVECTIVE BANDS FROM NERN TX TO ERN OK TO SERN KS...MAY
   POSE AN ISOLATED/MARGINAL SVR RISK TONIGHT...AS AREA VWPS SAMPLE
   STRONG TROPOSPHERIC FLOW/LONG HODOGRAPHS. HOWEVER...THE TENDENCY FOR
   EFFECTIVE INFLOW LAYERS TO BECOME INCREASINGLY ELEVATED WILL
   PRECLUDE A MORE SUBSTANTIAL SVR-TSTM RISK FROM EVOLVING FOR THE
   REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/METEOROLOGICAL
   DETAILS...PLEASE REFERENCE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1977.

   ..COHEN.. 12/15/2014

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