Apr 29, 2021 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Thu Apr 29 00:59:20 UTC 2021 (20210429 0100Z Day 1 shapefile | 20210429 0100Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20210429 0100 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Day 1 Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
ENHANCED 28,201 3,915,658 San Antonio, TX...Austin, TX...Round Rock, TX...Cedar Park, TX...San Marcos, TX...
SLIGHT 156,705 14,535,749 Dallas, TX...Fort Worth, TX...Oklahoma City, OK...Tulsa, OK...Arlington, TX...
MARGINAL 265,981 34,115,386 Indianapolis, IN...Columbus, OH...Nashville, TN...Cleveland, OH...St. Louis, MO...
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20210429 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
10 % 9,811 1,876,148 San Antonio, TX...Kerrville, TX...Uvalde, TX...Live Oak, TX...Leon Valley, TX...
5 % 48,220 9,456,137 Dallas, TX...Austin, TX...Fort Worth, TX...Arlington, TX...Plano, TX...
2 % 114,949 5,548,750 Oklahoma City, OK...Abilene, TX...Clarksville, TN...Norman, OK...Wichita Falls, TX...
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20210429 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
SIG SEVERE 19,198 2,383,354 San Antonio, TX...San Marcos, TX...New Braunfels, TX...Schertz, TX...Seguin, TX...
30 % 9,761 1,845,610 San Antonio, TX...Kerrville, TX...Uvalde, TX...Leon Valley, TX...Kirby, TX...
15 % 175,274 16,632,727 Dallas, TX...Austin, TX...Fort Worth, TX...Oklahoma City, OK...Tulsa, OK...
5 % 230,381 31,157,412 Indianapolis, IN...Columbus, OH...Nashville, TN...Cleveland, OH...St. Louis, MO...
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20210429 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 52,891 6,058,881 San Antonio, TX...Austin, TX...Waco, TX...Killeen, TX...Round Rock, TX...
30 % 28,182 3,895,160 San Antonio, TX...Austin, TX...Round Rock, TX...Cedar Park, TX...San Marcos, TX...
15 % 111,644 12,174,552 Dallas, TX...Fort Worth, TX...Oklahoma City, OK...Tulsa, OK...Arlington, TX...
5 % 311,939 36,527,590 Indianapolis, IN...Columbus, OH...Nashville, TN...Cleveland, OH...St. Louis, MO...
   SPC AC 290059

   Day 1 Convective Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0759 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021

   Valid 290100Z - 291200Z

   ...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS
   OF THE EDWARDS PLATEAU/HILL COUNTRY/RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF TEXAS...

   ...SUMMARY...
   Severe-weather risk will continue this evening and into the
   overnight hours from the southern Plains across the Ohio Valley
   area, with the most widespread risk expected from parts of southern
   and central Texas northeastward to southeastern Oklahoma.

   ...Discussion...
   Widespread convection and scattered thunderstorms are ongoing at
   this time from the southern Rockies/southern Plains to New England. 
   Within this area, thunderstorms continue from Texas and Oklahoma
   northeastward across the Ohio Valley/central Appalachians area, with
   embedded strong storms across the Ohio Valley portion of the area
   and severe storms ongoing across portions of the southern Plains.

   The convection is occurring along a sprawling surface baroclinic
   zone, and in advance of phased northern- and southern-stream
   troughing extending from the northern Plains to northwestern Mexico,
   including an upper low center now over southwestern New Mexico.  

   Diurnal cooling is resulting in gradual stabilization of the airmass
   near the aforementioned surface front, from the Ohio Valley into New
   England.  However, abundant low-level moisture and steep lapse rates
   across the southern Plains portion of the area will permit
   persistent overnight convective activity/redevelopment -- and
   continuation of an all-hazards severe risk locally.  The strongest
   convection at this time is ongoing west of San Antonio, as storm
   development continues ahead of the slowly advancing cold front, and
   over the higher terrain just west of the Rio Grande.  For specifics
   regarding short-term severe-weather risk -- particularly across the
   San Antonio area, please refer to SWOMCD 459.

   ..Goss.. 04/29/2021

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