May 5, 2014 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Mon May 5 15:59:34 UTC 2014 (20140505 1630Z Day 1 shapefile | 20140505 1630Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20140505 1630 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20140505 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
20140505 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
20140505 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 051556

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1056 AM CDT MON MAY 05 2014

   VALID 051630Z - 061200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...SUMMARY...
   STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS
   AFTERNOON...OVER A SMALL PART OF WEST VIRGINIA...AND NORTH CAROLINA.
    ANOTHER SMALL THREAT AREA WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BLACK HILLS REGION
   AND SURROUNDING HIGH PLAINS.

   ...WV/VA/NC...
   A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM EASTERN KY SOUTHEASTWARD INTO
   WESTERN VA/NC.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN
   OCCURRING OVERNIGHT TO THE EAST OF THIS BOUNDARY.  WEAK LOW LEVEL
   WARM ADVECTION AND LIFT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ALONG THIS
   CORRIDOR...WITH DAYTIME HEATING SLOWLY DESTABILIZING THE AIR MASS
   AND LEADING TO AFTERNOON MLCAPE VALUES UP TO 1000 J/KG.  MODEL
   SOLUTIONS VARY ON THE EXTENT OF CONVECTION THAT OCCURS LATER TODAY
   IN THE REGION.  HOWEVER...FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW RATHER STEEP LAPSE
   RATES AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT.  THE POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR HAIL AND
   GUSTY WINDS IF ANY PERSISTENT STORMS FORM.  THIS RISK SHOULD
   DIMINISH RAPIDLY AFTER DARK.

   ...BLACK HILLS REGION...
   ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE LEE TROUGH
   EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEAST MT INTO EASTERN WY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
   EVENING.  LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS LIMITED...BUT STEEP LAPSE RATES AND
   STRONG DAYTIME HEATING WILL YIELD MLCAPE VALUES OF 500-1000 J/KG AND
   ONLY A WEAK CAP.  HIGH-BASED STORMS CAPABLE OF GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL
   ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING AS ACTIVITY SPREADS ACROSS THE
   BLACK HILLS AND SURROUNDING HIGH PLAINS.

   ..HART/ROGERS.. 05/05/2014

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