Jul 24, 2015 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Fri Jul 24 00:55:53 UTC 2015 (20150724 0100Z Day 1 shapefile | 20150724 0100Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20150724 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Day 1 Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
SLIGHT 112,117 1,367,714 Fargo, ND...Bismarck, ND...Grand Forks, ND...Moorhead, MN...North Platte, NE...
MARGINAL 180,126 13,161,419 New York, NY...Chicago, IL...Philadelphia, PA...Detroit, MI...Jacksonville, FL...
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20150724 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
2 % 79,308 1,015,946 Fargo, ND...Bismarck, ND...Grand Forks, ND...Moorhead, MN...Aberdeen, SD...
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20150724 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 % 111,303 1,368,117 Fargo, ND...Bismarck, ND...Grand Forks, ND...Moorhead, MN...North Platte, NE...
5 % 180,684 13,153,868 New York, NY...Chicago, IL...Philadelphia, PA...Detroit, MI...Jacksonville, FL...
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20150724 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
15 % 81,006 591,728 Bismarck, ND...Grand Forks, ND...North Platte, NE...West Fargo, ND...Mandan, ND...
5 % 113,796 2,004,701 Sioux Falls, SD...Fargo, ND...Sioux City, IA...Grand Island, NE...Minot, ND...
   SPC AC 240055

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0755 PM CDT THU JUL 23 2015

   VALID 240100Z - 241200Z

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

   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS OVER PARTS OF THE CNTRL
   PLAINS...

   ...THERE IS A MRGL RISK OF SVR TSTMS OVER THE PLAINS AND SERN
   U.S....

   ...SUMMARY...
   SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
   DAKOTAS INTO NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT.  ISOLATED STRONG TO
   SEVERE STORMS MAY LINGER FOR A FEW HOURS ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS.

   ...SYNOPSIS...

   SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE EVOLVED AHEAD OF PROGRESSIVE
   SHORT-WAVE TROUGH FROM SRN MB...SWWD INTO SCNTRL ND.  THIS ACTIVITY
   IS PRIMARILY MULTI-CELLULAR IN NATURE WITH MORE LINEAR
   CHARACTERISTICS ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER.  HOWEVER...A FEW
   SUPERCELLS ARE NOTED NEAR BIS AND THIS ACTIVITY IS LIKELY PRODUCING
   LARGE HAIL PER MRMS ALGORITHM.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CLUSTERS ARE
   EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS ND ALONG NOSE OF STRENGTHENING LLJ THIS
   EVENING AND CONVECTION WILL LIKELY SPREAD INTO THE UPPER MS VALLEY
   BY MORNING AS SHORT WAVE MIGRATES INTO THIS REGION.

   FARTHER SOUTH...00Z SOUNDING FROM LBF EXHIBITS SUBSTANTIAL BUOYANCY
   WITH SBCAPE IN EXCESS OF 2000 J/KG.  AMPLE DEEP-LAYER SHEAR EXISTS
   ACROSS THIS REGION FOR MAINTENANCE OF ONGOING THUNDERSTORMS OVER
   SWRN NEB.  HOWEVER...WEAKER LARGE-SCALE SUPPORT AND DIURNAL COOLING
   SHOULD LIMIT STORM COVERAGE ACROSS THE CNTRL PLAINS OVER THE NEXT
   FEW HOURS AND ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN ISOLATED WITH LARGE HAIL AND
   GUSTY WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS.

   ..DARROW.. 07/24/2015

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