Jun 3, 2015 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Wed Jun 3 00:58:13 UTC 2015 (20150603 0100Z Day 1 shapefile | 20150603 0100Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20150603 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Day 1 Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
SLIGHT 163,271 1,321,462 Fargo, ND...Rapid City, SD...Bismarck, ND...Grand Forks, ND...Moorhead, MN...
MARGINAL 157,425 2,372,670 Sioux Falls, SD...Billings, MT...Sioux City, IA...St. Cloud, MN...Grand Island, NE...
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20150603 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
5 % 60,196 444,595 Fargo, ND...Moorhead, MN...Aberdeen, SD...West Fargo, ND...West Fargo, MN...
2 % 62,437 552,716 Grand Forks, ND...North Platte, NE...Watertown, SD...Mitchell, SD...Fergus Falls, MN...
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20150603 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
15 % 161,677 1,299,488 Fargo, ND...Rapid City, SD...Bismarck, ND...Grand Forks, ND...Moorhead, MN...
5 % 157,098 2,406,129 Sioux Falls, SD...Billings, MT...Sioux City, IA...St. Cloud, MN...Grand Island, NE...
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20150603 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
SIG SEVERE 66,465 249,061 Aberdeen, SD...Jamestown, ND...Pierre, SD...Valley City, ND...
15 % 163,605 1,308,183 Fargo, ND...Rapid City, SD...Bismarck, ND...Grand Forks, ND...Moorhead, MN...
5 % 154,990 2,336,699 Sioux Falls, SD...Billings, MT...Sioux City, IA...St. Cloud, MN...Grand Island, NE...
   SPC AC 030058

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0758 PM CDT TUE JUN 02 2015

   VALID 030100Z - 031200Z

   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS THE NRN PLAINS...

   ...THERE IS A MRGL RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS THE NRN PLAINS...

   ...SUMMARY...
   SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS
   AND PERHAPS A TORNADO REMAIN LIKELY FROM NEBRASKA INTO NORTH DAKOTA
   THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW STRONG STORMS ALSO MAY OCCUR OVER THE
   SOUTHEASTERN STATES FOR A BIT LONGER.

   ...NRN PLAINS...
   SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS PERSIST ACROSS TWO DISTINCT AREAS WITHIN THE
   SURFACE TROUGH. ONE AREA IS OVER SERN ND INTO NERN SD...WHERE
   SUPERCELLS WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AND A MARGINAL TORNADO THREAT ARE
   ONGOING. AN INCREASING LOW-LEVEL JET AND MODERATE INSTABILITY WILL
   SUPPORT THESE STORMS INTO THE EVENING AS THE 00Z ABR SOUNDING WAS
   SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT SEWD-MOVING SUPERCELLS.

   FARTHER W...AN AREA OF MIXED STORM MODES CONTINUED OVER NERN
   WY...SWRN SD AND WRN NEB. LARGE HAIL WAS PRESENT IN MANY OF THESE
   CELLS...BUT OTHER CELLS WERE DEVELOPING INTO AN MCS FROM CHERRY
   COUNTY NEB INTO S CNTRL SD. HERE...DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE.

   WITH TIME...OUTFLOWS FROM THE NEB AND ND ACTIVITY MAY EVENTUALLY
   MERGE WITH A LARGER LINEAR MCS AFFECTING THE REMAINDER OF SD AND NEB
   THIS EVENING.

   ..JEWELL.. 06/03/2015

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