Jul 25, 2013 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Thu Jul 25 00:35:44 UTC 2013 (20130725 0100Z Day 1 shapefile | 20130725 0100Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20130725 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20130725 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
20130725 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
20130725 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
SLIGHT 93,996 475,420 Great Falls, MT...North Platte, NE...Dickinson, ND...Williston, ND...Sterling, CO...
   SPC AC 250031

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0731 PM CDT WED JUL 24 2013

   VALID 250100Z - 251200Z

   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS OVER A PORTION OF NRN MT...

   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS OVER A PORTION OF NERN CO
   THROUGH SRN NEB...

   ...NRN MT AREA THROUGH WRN ND...

   ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED STORMS CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF NRN MT TO
   THE NORTH OF AN E-W ORIENTED BOUNDARY. OTHER STORMS ARE DEVELOPING
   FARTHER WEST AND MOVING OFF THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR CUT-BANK IN
   ASSOCIATION WITH A VORT MAX MOVING ESEWD THROUGH SRN ALBERTA.
   VERTICAL SHEAR IN THE 0-6 KM LAYER IS MORE THAN SUFFICIENT FOR
   SUPERCELLS...BUT STORMS ARE HIGH BASED WITH LARGE BOUNDARY LAYER
   TEMPERATURE-DEWPOINT SPREADS SUGGESTING ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND AND
   LARGE HAIL ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS. INSTABILITY IS MODEST WITH
   MLCAPE /AOB 1000 J/KG/ AND WILL DECREASE FURTHER WITH ONSET OF
   NOCTURNAL COOLING. HOWEVER...FORCING FOR ASCENT RESULTING FROM THE
   SEWD ADVANCING VORT MAX MAY HELP TO SUSTAIN STORMS INTO AT LEAST
   LATE EVENING WHEN A GRADUAL DECREASE IN INTENSITIES IS EXPECTED. 

   ...CNTRL PLAINS AREA...

   STORMS THAT DEVELOPED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND FARTHER EAST ALONG
   A BOUNDARY ACROSS NEB ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CONSOLIDATING WITH
   NUMEROUS OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MERGERS INDICATED. OTHER MORE DISCRETE
   ACTIVITY CONTINUES OVER ERN NEB WITHIN A WEAK WARM ADVECTION REGIME.
   STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO POSE A THREAT FOR ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND AND
   LARGE HAIL THROUGH MID-EVENING...BUT A GRADUAL DECREASE IS EXPECTED
   AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER BEGINS TO STABILIZE.

   ...CAROLINAS...

   NUMEROUS STORMS PERSIST FROM SERN GA THROUGH CNTRL/ERN NC WITHIN A
   MULTICELL VERTICAL SHEAR REGIME. GENERAL TRENDS SHOULD BE FOR THIS
   ACTIVITY TO WEAKEN WITH ONSET OF NOCTURNAL COOLING...BUT A FEW
   STORMS MAY STILL REMAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ISOLATED STRONG TO
   DAMAGING GUSTS THROUGH AROUND 03Z.

   ..DIAL.. 07/25/2013

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