Nov 25, 2020 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Wed Nov 25 13:00:57 UTC 2020 (20201125 1300Z Day 1 shapefile | 20201125 1300Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20201125 1300 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Day 1 Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
MARGINAL 244,709 27,476,676 Indianapolis, IN...Nashville, TN...New Orleans, LA...Cincinnati, OH...Louisville, KY...
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20201125 1300 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 % 190,823 18,572,189 Nashville, TN...New Orleans, LA...Louisville, KY...Birmingham, AL...Baton Rouge, LA...
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20201125 1300 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 % 243,873 27,240,766 Indianapolis, IN...Nashville, TN...New Orleans, LA...Cincinnati, OH...Louisville, KY...
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20201125 1300 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
No Risk Areas Forecast
   SPC AC 251300

   Day 1 Convective Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0700 AM CST Wed Nov 25 2020

   Valid 251300Z - 261200Z

   ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE LOWER
   MISSISSIPPI VALLEY/TENNESSEE VALLEY INTO THE OHIO VALLEY...

   ...SUMMARY...
   Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible today from the
   lower Mississippi Valley into the Tennessee Valley and lower Ohio
   Valley. Locally damaging winds should be the main threat, although a
   tornado or two could also occur.

   ...Lower Ohio Valley/Tennessee Valley/Lower Mississippi Valley...
   A shortwave trough/speed max aloft over the Ozarks will steadily
   progress east-northeastward today and tonight over the Ohio and
   Tennessee Valleys, with a corresponding surface wave moving
   northeast across Missouri/Illinois/Indiana and Ohio through evening.
   Ahead of an eastward-moving cold front, showers are prevalent early
   this morning across the lower Ohio Valley and western Tennessee,
   with thunderstorms associated with a semi-organized convective line
   across Mississippi into central/southern Louisiana.

   Initially, an isolated severe risk should persist early today with
   the aforementioned convective line as it continues across
   Mississippi/southern Louisiana into Alabama, with damaging winds a
   possibility along with a quasi-linear-related localized tornado
   risk.

   Other strong/locally severe low-topped thunderstorms could develop
   this afternoon near the surface low, including far eastern portions
   of Missouri/western Kentucky and southern Illinois. However, the
   degree and likelihood of such a severe risk is not certain given a
   relatively limited opportunity/potential for destabilization, but a
   damaging wind/localized tornado risk could occur.

   Farther south, in the wake of the early day convection, there are
   some indications that storms could redevelop near the cold front
   late this afternoon and evening across the Tennessee Valley
   including northern Alabama and possibly nearby portions of middle
   Tennessee and/or eastern Mississippi. It is possible if not probable
   that guidance such as the RAP/NAM are too quick/aggressive with air
   mass recovery and destabilization into late afternoon/early evening.
   However, should modest/adequate destabilization occur, given that
   the region would be within the entrance region of a strong
   south-southwesterly low-level jet, wind profiles would be favorable
   supercells potentially including some tornado/damaging wind risk.
   Portions of this region could warrant a categorical Slight Risk
   upgrade if confidence increases in air mass destabilization in the
   wake of early day convection/cloud cover.

   ..Guyer/Broyles.. 11/25/2020

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