Oct 20, 2015 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Tue Oct 20 00:35:04 UTC 2015 (20151020 0100Z Day 1 shapefile | 20151020 0100Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20151020 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Day 1 Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
MARGINAL 52,598 3,620,028 Phoenix, AZ...Mesa, AZ...Glendale, AZ...Scottsdale, AZ...Tempe, AZ...
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20151020 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
20151020 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
5 % 52,139 3,666,378 Phoenix, AZ...Mesa, AZ...Glendale, AZ...Chandler, AZ...Scottsdale, AZ...
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20151020 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
5 % 52,282 3,748,862 Phoenix, AZ...Mesa, AZ...Glendale, AZ...Chandler, AZ...Scottsdale, AZ...
   SPC AC 200035

   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0735 PM CDT MON OCT 19 2015

   VALID 200100Z - 201200Z

   ...THERE IS A MRGL RISK OF SVR TSTMS MUCH OF WRN...CNTRL AND NRN
   AZ...

   ...SUMMARY...
   A FEW STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR...MAINLY
   TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN PARTS OF
   ARIZONA.

   ...SYNOPSIS AND DISCUSSION...
   SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A SUBSTANTIAL SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING EWD
   ACROSS NRN BAJA CA INTO WRN AZ WITH ATTENDANT LIFT/MOISTENING NOTED
   AS WELL. THIS TROUGH SHOULD RESULT IN INCREASING STORMS OVER MUCH OF
   WRN AZ TONIGHT WITH COOLING ALOFT ATOP MOIST SLY UPSLOPE
   FLOW/FORCING FOR ASCENT ALONG THE MOGOLLON RIM. INCREASING
   DEEP-LAYER SHEAR MAY FAVOR A FEW LONG-LIVED STORMS CAPABLE OF HAIL
   AND STRONG WIND GUSTS.

   ELSEWHERE...ISOLATED STORMS WELL AHEAD OF THE UPPER TROUGH ACROSS NM
   SHOULD GENERALLY WANE WITH TIME AS THEY WERE DIURNALLY-DRIVEN. UNTIL
   THAT OCCURS...SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE.

   ..JEWELL.. 10/20/2015

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