Jul 26, 2020 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Sun Jul 26 01:00:42 UTC 2020 (20200726 0100Z Day 1 shapefile | 20200726 0100Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20200726 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Day 1 Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
SLIGHT 47,881 1,164,670 Corpus Christi, TX...Victoria, TX...Bismarck, ND...Lake Jackson, TX...Kingsville, TX...
MARGINAL 253,783 12,709,494 Houston, TX...Minneapolis, MN...St. Paul, MN...Brownsville, TX...Pasadena, TX...
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20200726 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 % 18,240 920,515 Corpus Christi, TX...Victoria, TX...Lake Jackson, TX...Kingsville, TX...Alice, TX...
2 % 12,957 5,047,058 Houston, TX...Brownsville, TX...Pasadena, TX...Sugar Land, TX...Missouri City, TX...
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20200726 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 % 29,537 234,210 Bismarck, ND...Mandan, ND...Jamestown, ND...Devils Lake, ND...Grafton, ND...
5 % 241,163 7,664,127 Minneapolis, MN...St. Paul, MN...Sioux Falls, SD...Rochester, MN...Fargo, ND...
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20200726 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 % 248,272 7,317,782 Minneapolis, MN...St. Paul, MN...Sioux Falls, SD...Rochester, MN...Fargo, ND...
   SPC AC 260100

   Day 1 Convective Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0800 PM CDT Sat Jul 25 2020

   Valid 260100Z - 261200Z

   ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
   THE TEXAS COAST REGION...AND OVER PARTS OF NORTH DAKOTA...

   ...SUMMARY...
   A tornado or two remain possible this evening and overnight across
   portions of the middle and lower Texas coastal areas, in conjunction
   with the circulation of Hurricane Hanna over south Texas.  Isolated
   severe gusts and hail also remain possible this evening over parts
   of the northern Plains and Upper Midwest.

   ...TX Coast...
   Strong low-level flow around Hurricane Hanna continues to yield
   favorable 0-1 km shear with respect to updraft rotation.  Indeed,
   occasionally rotating convective cells have been observed -- most
   recently in the Jim Wells/Duval County area of south Texas in one of
   the inner bands of Hanna.  

   Instability will remain modest through the rest of the period, but
   the potential for rotation will continue within a few of the
   stronger, more persistent cells overnight.  As such, risk for a
   couple of brief tornadoes will likewise continue through the rest of
   the period, as Hanna drifts slowly west-southwestward.  For
   additional information regarding Hurricane Hanna, please refer to
   the latest information from the National Hurricane Center..

   ...Central/Northern Plains...Upper Midwest...
   Scattered thunderstorms are ongoing at this time from the central
   High Plains northward to the Dakotas, and also over the Upper
   Mississippi Valley area.  Though a few locally damaging wind gusts
   or large hail events will be possible this evening across this
   region as a strengthening central Plains low-level jet sustains
   convection, the greatest potential for severe weather remains over
   North Dakota.  Here, stronger shear -- aided by a belt of enhanced
   mid-level flow -- will reside, supporting organized/sustained
   updrafts.  Damaging winds will be the primary risk as storms spread
   eastward with time toward Minnesota.

   ..Goss.. 07/26/2020

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