Jun 9, 2013 0730 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook
Updated: Sun Jun 9 08:45:50 UTC 2013
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Probability of severe weather within 25 miles of a point.
Hatched Area: 10% or greater probability of significant severe within 25 miles of a point.
Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
SLIGHT 102,477 4,044,172 Sioux Falls, SD...Cedar Rapids, IA...Rochester, MN...Davenport, IA...La Crosse, WI...
   SPC AC 090843

   DAY 3 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK CORR 1
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0343 AM CDT SUN JUN 09 2013

   VALID 111200Z - 121200Z

   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE N CENTRAL
   U.S....

   CORRECTED TO REMOVE SEE TEXT LABEL FROM THE MT VICINITY

   ...SYNOPSIS...
   TROUGHING WILL PREVAIL OVER THE WRN AND ERN PORTIONS OF THE U.S.
   THIS PERIOD...WITH LARGE-SCALE RIDGING IN BETWEEN.  WITHIN THE RIDGE
   HOWEVER...AN UPPER FEATURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE NRN PLAINS
   VICINITY -- WHICH WILL BE A PRIMARY CONTRIBUTOR TO SEVERE POTENTIAL
   THIS PERIOD.

   AT THE SURFACE...A LOW WILL ACCOMPANY THIS CENTRAL U.S.
   IMPULSE...PROVIDING AMPLE ASCENT FOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT DURING
   THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

   ...SD EWD ACROSS THE SRN MN/IA VICINITY...
   AS THE UPPER VORT MAX CROSSES THE NRN PLAINS VICINITY...AIRMASS
   DESTABILIZATION IS FORECAST ACROSS AREAS N AND E OF THE ACCOMPANYING
   SURFACE LOW -- PROGGED TO TRACK ACROSS THE NEB VICINITY THROUGH THE
   DAY.  CAPPING IS FORECAST TO BE A CONCERN ACROSS MUCH OF THE PLAINS
   /GIVEN BACKGROUND LARGE-SCALE RIDGING/...BUT MAXIMIZED ASCENT JUST
   N/E OF THE LOW AND IN ADVANCE OF THE UPPER FEATURE SHOULD RESULT IN
   STORM DEVELOPMENT AS THE AIRMASS DESTABILIZES DURING THE AFTERNOON. 
   WITH STRONGLY VEERING WIND PROFILES...SHEAR WILL SUPPORT
   SUPERCELLS...BUT GIVEN CAPPING ISSUES AND THUS CONCERNS ABOUT STORM
   COVERAGE...WILL INITIATE ONLY 15%/SLIGHT RISK ATTM.  STORMS MAY
   INCREASE IN COVERAGE DURING THE EVENING AS A LOW-LEVEL JET DEVELOPS
   -- WITH AN MCS POSSIBLY EVOLVING AND MOVING ACROSS ERN SD/SRN MN/NRN
   IA.  IF THIS OCCURS...THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AS WELL AS HAIL WILL
   LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING.

   ...THE SOUTHEAST...
   SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO EVOLVE DURING
   THE DAY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. AND INTO THE CAROLINAS/VA...AS THE
   UPPER TROUGH CROSSES THIS REGION.  COMBINATION OF AMPLE INSTABILITY
   AND MODEST SHEAR SUGGESTS A FEW STRONG/LOCALLY SEVERE STORMS WILL BE
   POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...WARRANTING LOW-PROBABILITY RISK
   AREA.

   ..GOSS.. 06/09/2013

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