Aug 11, 2020 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Tue Aug 11 16:19:40 UTC 2020 (20200811 1630Z Day 1 shapefile | 20200811 1630Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20200811 1630 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Day 1 Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
SLIGHT 66,381 233,917 Aberdeen, SD...Pierre, SD...Huron, SD...
MARGINAL 412,223 15,843,702 Memphis, TN...Plano, TX...Birmingham, AL...Lubbock, TX...Montgomery, AL...
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20200811 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
2 % 35,300 93,805 Pierre, SD...
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20200811 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
15 % 62,438 230,459 Aberdeen, SD...Pierre, SD...Huron, SD...
5 % 409,667 15,820,776 Memphis, TN...Plano, TX...Birmingham, AL...Lubbock, TX...Montgomery, AL...
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20200811 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
15 % 42,239 113,683 Pierre, SD...
5 % 190,263 2,634,918 Amarillo, TX...Sioux Falls, SD...Rapid City, SD...Bismarck, ND...Muskogee, OK...
   SPC AC 111619

   Day 1 Convective Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1119 AM CDT Tue Aug 11 2020

   Valid 111630Z - 121200Z

   ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WESTERN NE AND
   SD...

   ...SUMMARY...
   The most likely area for severe wind and hail during the late
   afternoon into tonight is across western Nebraska into South Dakota.

   ...SD/NE...
   Low-level warm advection in conjunction with a leading mid-level
   impulse has sustained general thunder across central SD this
   morning. This activity should decay this afternoon as warm advection
   wanes. 

   Late-afternoon storm development should focus where convergence is
   maximized along the lee trough/dryline in the NE Panhandle vicinity.
   This region will lie in the gradient between moderate mid-level
   westerlies across northern WY and SD, and weaker flow across CO and
   KS. The setup should favor a few multicells and a couple transient
   supercells with some risk for severe hail/wind. 

   An upstream mid-level impulse along the MT/WY border will track into
   northern SD this evening. Most guidance delays convective
   development until after sunset when the low-level jet intensifies
   from western KS into SD. The CAPE/shear combination in SD will be
   greater relative to farther south, suggesting that an organized
   cluster with severe wind/hail could form in the late evening to
   overnight. Have expanded cat 2/SLGT risk east to account for this
   scenario.

   ...Central/southern High Plains...
   Isolated late-afternoon to early-evening thunderstorms are expected
   along the lee trough/dryline from the CO/KS border south to west TX.
   While 500-mb westerlies should hold from 15-25 kts, a belt of 50-60
   kt 250-mb flow should be maintained across southern CO into the
   adjacent High Plains. This will aid in isolated severe hail/wind. 

   ...AR and eastern OK...
   An MCV near the northeast OK/southeast KS border should drift
   east-southeast towards AR. Regenerative convection is anticipated
   through much of the period near/east/south of the MCV. Modest
   enhancement to mid-level flow on the southwest flank of the MCV
   across OK may aid in loosely organized multicell clusters during the
   late afternoon and early evening from the Lower Red River Valley
   into AR. Isolated damaging wind gusts should be the main hazard, but
   marginal hail will also be possible. 

   ...Eastern NY to western/northern New England...
   A decaying shortwave trough across southeast Ontario and southwest
   Quebec may support isolated thunderstorms from eastern NY to
   northern ME during the late afternoon and early evening along a
   trailing cold front. Convergence along the front should be weak, and
   confidence in convective initiation/longevity is not particularly
   high. Nevertheless, storms that can develop will pose a risk of
   locally damaging wind gusts.

   ..Grams/Kerr.. 08/11/2020

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