Jun 7, 2014 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Sat Jun 7 12:47:43 UTC 2014 (20140607 1300Z Day 1 shapefile | 20140607 1300Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20140607 1300 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20140607 1300 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
20140607 1300 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
20140607 1300 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 345,219 18,874,378 Memphis, TN...Oklahoma City, OK...Colorado Springs, CO...Tulsa, OK...St. Louis, MO...
   SPC AC 071244

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0744 AM CDT SAT JUN 07 2014

   VALID 071300Z - 081200Z

   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM THE CNTRL HIGH PLAINS TO
   THE MID MS VALLEY...

   ...SUMMARY...
   ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS SHOULD PEAK IN THE
   AFTERNOON/EVENING FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES TO THE
   LOWER/MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND A
   FEW TORNADOES ARE ANTICIPATED. AN ENHANCED RISK OF THESE HAZARDS IS
   FORECAST FROM SOUTHEAST COLORADO AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO TO THE
   SOUTH PLAINS OF TEXAS.

   ...SYNOPSIS...
   A BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW PATTERN IS PRESENT TODAY OVER THE
   CENTRAL/SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE PLAINS STATES AND MS VALLEY. 
   WATER VAPOR LOOPS SHOW SEVERAL WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGHS PROGRESSING
   ACROSS THE NATION.  TWO SYSTEMS IN PARTICULAR WILL HELP FOCUS THE
   RISK OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS LATER TODAY.

   ...MID MS VALLEY...
   AN ONGOING CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS OVER WESTERN/CENTRAL MO. 
   THESE STORMS ARE AHEAD OF A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS KS.  DUE
   TO THE RATHER WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THESE STORMS/CLOUDS THIS
   MORNING...IT IS UNCLEAR HOW MUCH DESTABILIZATION WILL OCCUR OVER
   PARTS OF EASTERN MO/WESTERN IL. NEVERTHELESS...BACKED LOW LEVEL
   WINDS AND THE APPROACH OF THE UPPER SYSTEM WILL PROMOTE THE RISK OF
   STRONG/SEVERE STORMS. LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WOULD BE THE
   MAIN RISKS...HOWEVER SOME THREAT OF AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO
   EXIST.

   ...CENTRAL/SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS...
   SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...SOUTHEASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW WILL BE MAINTAINED
   OVER THE HIGH PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST CO AND EASTERN NM.  A WEAK
   SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER NORTHWEST CO WILL SAG SOUTHWARD AND HELP TO
   INITIATE STORMS BY LATE AFTERNOON ALONG THE FOOTHILLS.  40+ KNOT
   WESTERLY MID LEVEL WINDS WILL PROMOTE SUPERCELL STRUCTURES CAPABLE
   OF VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND PERHAPS A FEW TORNADOES. 
   THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY PERSIST AND SPREAD EASTWARD
   DURING THE EVENING INTO THE TX PANHANDLE AND EVENTUALLY OK...WHERE
   DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT.

   ..HART/MOSIER.. 06/07/2014

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