May 23, 2020 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Sat May 23 00:57:46 UTC 2020 (20200523 0100Z Day 1 shapefile | 20200523 0100Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20200523 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Day 1 Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
ENHANCED 28,427 5,272,156 Dallas, TX...Fort Worth, TX...Arlington, TX...Plano, TX...Garland, TX...
SLIGHT 66,273 4,841,486 Little Rock, AR...Mesquite, TX...Abilene, TX...Lawton, OK...Fort Smith, AR...
MARGINAL 286,806 29,397,416 Memphis, TN...Oklahoma City, OK...Nashville, TN...Atlanta, GA...Tulsa, OK...
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20200523 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 % 28,008 5,723,947 Dallas, TX...Fort Worth, TX...Arlington, TX...Plano, TX...Garland, TX...
2 % 88,535 5,529,222 Omaha, NE...Lincoln, NE...Little Rock, AR...Abilene, TX...Lawton, OK...
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20200523 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 % 94,040 10,187,924 Dallas, TX...Fort Worth, TX...Arlington, TX...Plano, TX...Garland, TX...
5 % 266,103 28,218,618 Memphis, TN...Oklahoma City, OK...Nashville, TN...Atlanta, GA...Tulsa, OK...
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20200523 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 33,533 6,851,835 Dallas, TX...Fort Worth, TX...Arlington, TX...Plano, TX...Garland, TX...
30 % 27,818 6,342,390 Dallas, TX...Fort Worth, TX...Arlington, TX...Plano, TX...Garland, TX...
15 % 66,222 3,845,534 Little Rock, AR...Abilene, TX...Lawton, OK...Fort Smith, AR...North Little Rock, AR...
5 % 267,623 28,330,593 Memphis, TN...Oklahoma City, OK...Nashville, TN...Atlanta, GA...Tulsa, OK...
   SPC AC 230057

   Day 1 Convective Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0757 PM CDT Fri May 22 2020

   Valid 230100Z - 231200Z

   ...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE RED
   RIVER CORRIDOR OF TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA...

   ...SUMMARY...
   The primary threat for severe storms will continue overnight from
   north Texas, across southern Oklahoma, into central Arkansas.

   ...01z Update...

   Early-day MCS that spread across OK/MO/AR produced an outflow
   boundary that has mostly dissipated but remains highly influential.
   Low-level flow remains east-southeasterly along a corridor from the
   Red River into central AR. Deep convection is expanding in areal
   coverage within this corridor where air mass is quite moist and
   buoyant. 00z soundings from OUN/FWD exhibit MLCAPE around 3100 J/kg
   with weak inhibition near 750mb. While deep-layer flow is a bit
   marginal for supercells at FWD, OUN sounding is supportive of
   supercells along with some threat for tornadoes. Given the OUN
   sounding, and recent convective development, have adjusted higher
   severe probabilities north to include much of southern OK. An
   upward-evolving complex of storms should propagate along the Red
   River well into the overnight hours.

   ..Darrow.. 05/23/2020

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