Jul 14, 2015 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Tue Jul 14 16:19:41 UTC 2015 (20150714 1630Z Day 1 shapefile | 20150714 1630Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20150714 1630 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Day 1 Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
ENHANCED 134,901 21,828,496 Charlotte, NC...Nashville, TN...Raleigh, NC...Cincinnati, OH...Lexington-Fayette, KY...
SLIGHT 278,923 40,495,279 Indianapolis, IN...Columbus, OH...Washington, DC...Virginia Beach, VA...Atlanta, GA...
MARGINAL 611,120 36,527,685 Philadelphia, PA...Memphis, TN...Baltimore, MD...Kansas City, MO...Cleveland, OH...
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20150714 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.
Day 1 Tornado Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
5 % 33,506 7,429,752 Columbus, OH...Cincinnati, OH...Lexington-Fayette, KY...Dayton, OH...Canton, OH...
2 % 219,192 37,953,458 Charlotte, NC...Nashville, TN...Cleveland, OH...Virginia Beach, VA...Atlanta, GA...
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20150714 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.
Day 1 Wind Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
30 % 135,411 21,910,597 Charlotte, NC...Nashville, TN...Raleigh, NC...Cincinnati, OH...Lexington-Fayette, KY...
15 % 278,462 40,432,436 Indianapolis, IN...Columbus, OH...Washington, DC...Virginia Beach, VA...Atlanta, GA...
5 % 614,308 37,139,438 Philadelphia, PA...Memphis, TN...Baltimore, MD...Kansas City, MO...Cleveland, OH...
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20150714 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.
Day 1 Hail Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
SIG SEVERE 19,756 3,327,396 Cincinnati, OH...Lexington-Fayette, KY...Huntington, WV...Covington, KY...Lancaster, OH...
30 % 43,873 7,038,203 Nashville, TN...Cincinnati, OH...Lexington-Fayette, KY...Murfreesboro, TN...Hamilton, OH...
15 % 339,456 48,379,951 Indianapolis, IN...Columbus, OH...Charlotte, NC...Atlanta, GA...Raleigh, NC...
5 % 612,630 33,462,926 Memphis, TN...Baltimore, MD...Washington, DC...Kansas City, MO...Cleveland, OH...
   SPC AC 141619

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1119 AM CDT TUE JUL 14 2015

   VALID 141630Z - 151200Z

   ...THERE IS AN ENH RISK OF SVR TSTMS OVER PARTS OF THE OH/TN VALLEYS
    INTO THE CAROLINAS...

   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE OH/TN
   VALLEYS...CAROLINAS...AND MID ATLANTIC REGION...

   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN KS...

   ...THERE IS A MRGL RISK OF SVR TSTMS STRETCHING FROM THE NORTHERN
   AND CENTRAL PLAINS INTO MUCH OF THE EASTERN US...

   ...SUMMARY...
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM PARTS OF THE OHIO VALLEY
   REGION TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY EASTWARD TO THE ATLANTIC COAST TODAY
   INTO THIS EVENING...AS WELL AS WESTERN KANSAS AND VICINITY.

   ...OH VALLEY...
   WATER VAPOR LOOPS SHOW A MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER LOWER MI. 
   THIS FEATURE WILL TRACK EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS PARTS OF THE UPPER
   OH VALLEY TODAY.  SCATTERED ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE RECENTLY
   DEVELOPED OVER NORTHWEST OH IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM...AND IN
   REGION OF STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES.  STRONG HEATING TO THE EAST
   WILL YIELD AFTERNOON MLCAPE VALUES OVER 2500 J/KG...WHERE STRONG
   WIND ALOFT WILL PROMOTE SUPERCELL/BOWING STORM STRUCTURES.  ACTIVITY
   IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND
   SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE UPPER OH VALLEY INTO THE CENTRAL
   APPALACHIANS.  LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN
   THREATS...BUT SOME CONCERN EXISTS FOR A TORNADO OR TWO AS WELL.

   ...TN/GA/SC/NC...
   A REMNANT MCS IS CURRENTLY OVER WESTERN NC...WITH A FEW INTENSE
   CORES ALONG ITS SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN FLANK.  CONTINUED DAYTIME
   HEATING/DESTABILIZATION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN REJUVENATION OF STORMS
   FROM MIDDLE/EASTERN TN INTO NORTH GA AND SC BY MID AFTERNOON.  THESE
   STORMS WILL TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH A RISK OF
   LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL.  DESTABILIZATION ON THE
   EASTERN FLANK OF THE REMNANT MCS /OVER NC/ MAY ALSO FLARE UP LATER
   THIS AFTERNOON WITH A RISK OF SEVERE WIND AND HAIL FOR A FEW HOURS.

   ...MO/AR/TN...
   A LONG-LIVED CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN MO APPEARS
   LIKELY TO PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY AND TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD INTO PARTS
   OF NORTHEAST AR AND WESTERN KY/TN.  LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL
   ARE THE MAIN THREATS.

   ...WESTERN KS VICINITY...
   A CONSENSUS OF MODEL SOLUTIONS SHOW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
   DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN CO...SPREADING INTO WESTERN
   KS.  MID LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE ACROSS THIS REGION BY
   EARLY EVENING...ALONG WITH SOME INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL WINDS AFTER
   DARK.  THIS MAY RESULT IN A REGION OF MORE FOCUSED SEVERE CONCERN
   OVER WESTERN KS...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL POSSIBLE.  THIS
   REGION MAY REQUIRE AN UPGRADE TO ENH RISK IN LATER OUTLOOKS.

   ..HART/MOSIER.. 07/14/2015

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