Mar 10, 2014 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Mon Mar 10 16:05:36 UTC 2014 (20140310 1630Z Day 1 shapefile | 20140310 1630Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20140310 1630 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20140310 1630 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
20140310 1630 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
20140310 1630 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 101602

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1102 AM CDT MON MAR 10 2014

   VALID 101630Z - 111200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   TWO STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGHS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF THE CONUS
   TODAY...WITH BOTH SYSTEMS POSING SOME RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS LATER
   TODAY.

   ...NORTHWEST US...
   WATER VAPOR LOOPS SHOW A PROGRESSIVE UPPER TROUGH MOVING ACROSS
   PARTS OF ORE/NORTHERN CA.  THE ASSOCIATED POCKET OF COLD MID LEVEL
   TEMPERATURES AND MARGINAL INSTABILITY WILL PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT
   OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF
   WA/ORE/ID/NV.  THIS THREAT SHOULD END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS
   AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE UPPER SYSTEM MOVES EASTWARD.

   ...TX/LA...
   A WEAKENING UPPER LOW OVER NORTHERN MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
   SLOWLY EASTWARD TOWARD SOUTH TX.  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN
   OCCURRING BENEATH THE COLD POOL ALOFT WITH THIS SYSTEM...AND WILL
   LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.  WEAK INSTABILITY SHOULD PRECLUDE
   ANY RISK OF ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS.

   ..HART/LEITMAN.. 03/10/2014

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