Aug 16, 2020 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Sun Aug 16 01:02:46 UTC 2020 (20200816 0100Z Day 1 shapefile | 20200816 0100Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20200816 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Day 1 Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
SLIGHT 52,546 1,505,319 Tulsa, OK...Broken Arrow, OK...Muskogee, OK...Bartlesville, OK...Garden City, KS...
MARGINAL 219,012 7,427,782 Colorado Springs, CO...St. Louis, MO...Amarillo, TX...Pueblo, CO...Duluth, MN...
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20200816 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 % 14,399 154,969 Hibbing, MN...Bemidji, MN...
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20200816 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 % 39,097 1,372,514 Tulsa, OK...Broken Arrow, OK...Muskogee, OK...Bartlesville, OK...Garden City, KS...
5 % 233,687 7,502,387 Colorado Springs, CO...St. Louis, MO...Amarillo, TX...Pueblo, CO...Duluth, MN...
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20200816 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 % 52,475 1,511,608 Tulsa, OK...Broken Arrow, OK...Muskogee, OK...Bartlesville, OK...Garden City, KS...
5 % 193,560 4,239,763 Colorado Springs, CO...Amarillo, TX...Pueblo, CO...Duluth, MN...Fort Smith, AR...
   SPC AC 160102

   Day 1 Convective Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0802 PM CDT Sat Aug 15 2020

   Valid 160100Z - 161200Z

   ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE CENTRAL
   HIGH PLAINS...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA...

   ...SUMMARY...
   Isolated severe storms with large hail and damaging wind gusts will
   persist into mid evening over northeast Oklahoma as well as eastern
   Colorado and possibly later tonight into southwest Kansas. Isolated
   severe storms remain possible over northern Minnesota this evening.

   ...Northeast Oklahoma...

   A small cluster of storms that developed over southwest MO along a
   cold front should continue to propagate southwest through northeast
   OK next 2-3 hours. Primary forcing is strong convergence along the
   convective outflow boundary within a strongly unstable environment.
   The thermodynamics with steep lapse rates and 4000+ J/kg MLCAPE will
   support a threat for large hail and damaging wind gusts. Eventually,
   a stabilizing boundary layer and increasing convective inhibition
   will contribute to the demise of the storms later this evening. 

   ...Eastern Colorado through southwest Kansas...

   Isolated severe storms continue developing over eastern CO within an
   environment characterized by moderate to strong instability and
   25-35 kt 0-6 km shear. This environment is weakly forced, and it
   remains possible that storms might congeal into a small cluster and
   develop southeast this evening, but confidence is relatively low.

   ..Dial.. 08/16/2020

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