Mar 18, 2015 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Wed Mar 18 00:48:21 UTC 2015 (20150318 0100Z Day 1 shapefile | 20150318 0100Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20150318 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Day 1 Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20150318 0100 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.
Day 1 Tornado Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20150318 0100 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.
Day 1 Wind Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20150318 0100 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.
Day 1 Hail Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
No Risk Areas Forecast
   SPC AC 180048

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0748 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2015

   VALID 180100Z - 181200Z

   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

   ...SUMMARY...
   ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP WITHIN A
   LARGER PRECIPITATION SHIELD SPREADING ACROSS THE TEXAS/NEW MEXICO
   AREA...AND LATER INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.  ISOLATED
   THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO LINGER ACROSS THE NORTHERN INTER-MOUNTAIN
   REGION.

   ...SYNOPSIS...

   LATEST WV IMAGERY SUGGESTS CENTER OF UPPER LOW IS JUST SW OF THE BIG
   BEND REGION OF WEST TX...LIFTING NEWD IN LINE WITH LATEST MODEL
   GUIDANCE.  SCT TSTMS ARE NOTED PRIMARILY ALONG THE NERN HEMISPHERE
   OF THIS CYCLONE OVER MEXICO WHERE STEEPEST LAPSE RATES/INSTABILITY
   RESIDE.  WITH TIME WARM ADVECTION SHOULD INDUCE ELEVATED CONVECTION
   ACROSS THE SRN PLAINS AS WEAK LLJ FOCUSES INTO SERN OK BY SUNRISE.

   OTHER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE NRN
   INTER-MOUNTAIN REGION AHEAD OF SHORT-WAVE TROUGH.  HOWEVER...THIS
   ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN QUITE SPARSE AS BOUNDARY LAYER COOLING WILL
   INHIBIT UPDRAFT INTENSITY.

   ..DARROW.. 03/18/2015

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