Oct 28, 2014 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Tue Oct 28 05:42:09 UTC 2014 (20141028 1200Z Day 1 shapefile | 20141028 1200Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20141028 1200 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
SLIGHT 18,789 3,010,218 Erie, PA...Canton, OH...Youngstown, OH...Warren, OH...Boardman, OH...
MARGINAL 83,059 14,806,424 Columbus, OH...Cleveland, OH...Pittsburgh, PA...Buffalo, NY...Lexington-Fayette, KY...
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20141028 1200 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.
Tornado Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20141028 1200 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.
Wind Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
15 % 18,789 3,010,218 Erie, PA...Canton, OH...Youngstown, OH...Warren, OH...Boardman, OH...
5 % 83,097 14,807,196 Columbus, OH...Cleveland, OH...Pittsburgh, PA...Buffalo, NY...Lexington-Fayette, KY...
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20141028 1200 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.
Hail Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
5 % 101,906 17,818,665 Columbus, OH...Cleveland, OH...Pittsburgh, PA...Buffalo, NY...Lexington-Fayette, KY...
   SPC AC 280542

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1242 AM CDT TUE OCT 28 2014

   VALID 281200Z - 291200Z

   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS FAR WRN NY...SRN AND ERN
   OH...WRN PA...AND FAR WRN WV...

   ...THERE IS A MRGL RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM THE LOWER GREAT LAKES
   REGION SWWD INTO THE MID SOUTH...

   ...SUMMARY...
   STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WITH A PRIMARY HAZARD OF DAMAGING WINDS WILL
   BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON FROM THE LOWER GREAT LAKES TO
   KENTUCKY.

   ...SYNOPSIS...
   EWD ADVANCE OF A LARGE UPPER TROUGH ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND MS/OH
   VALLEYS IS PROGGED FOR TUESDAY...WITH A DOWNSTREAM ERN U.S. RIDGE
   DEPARTING INTO THE WRN ATLANTIC WITH TIME.  UPSTREAM OF THE
   TROUGH...LOW-AMPLITUDE RIDGING WILL SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE W.

   AT THE SURFACE...A DEEPENING SURFACE CYCLONE INITIALLY OVER THE
   UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION IS PROGGED TO SHIFT NWD WITH
   TIME...REACHING JAMES BAY OVERNIGHT.  A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL
   CROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES/OH VALLEY/MID SOUTH THROUGH THE
   DAY...REACHING NEW ENGLAND/THE ATLANTIC AND GULF COAST STATES BY THE
   END OF THE PERIOD.

   ...FAR SWRN NY SWWD ACROSS SRN AND ERN OH/FAR WRN WV...
   SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS -- ONGOING AT THE START OF THE
   PERIOD INVOF THE SURFACE FRONTAL ZONE -- ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
   THROUGH THE DAY AS THE BOUNDARY SHIFTS EWD/SEWD WITH TIME.  A
   DIURNAL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SHOULD REACH A PEAK
   DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON...WHEN A LINE OR LINES OF SEMI-ORGANIZED
   STORMS SHOULD BE CROSSING THE LOWER GREAT LAKES/MID AND UPPER OH
   VALLEYS.  WHILE THE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN LARGELY
   SUB-SEVERE...STRONG/DEEP-LAYER WSWLY FLOW SUGGESTS FAST-MOVING
   CONVECTION -- AND SOME POTENTIAL FOR A FEW GUSTS REACHING SEVERE
   LEVELS.  THUS -- WILL MAINTAIN A SMALL SLIGHT RISK AREA FROM FAR WRN
   NY INTO SRN OH/FAR WRN WV...SURROUNDED BY A LARGER/LOWER-PROBABILITY
   AREA WHERE AN ISOLATED DAMAGING GUST OR MARGINALLY SEVERE HAILSTONE
   WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

   ..GOSS.. 10/28/2014

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