Oct 22, 2021 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Fri Oct 22 05:50:48 UTC 2021 (20211022 1200Z Day 1 shapefile | 20211022 1200Z Day 1 KML)
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20211022 1200 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Day 1 Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
MARGINAL 43,884 3,490,411 Virginia Beach, VA...Wichita, KS...Norfolk, VA...Chesapeake, VA...Portsmouth, VA...
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20211022 1200 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
No Risk Areas Forecast
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20211022 1200 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 % 17,085 2,183,542 Virginia Beach, VA...Norfolk, VA...Chesapeake, VA...Portsmouth, VA...Wilmington, NC...
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20211022 1200 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 % 26,990 1,338,018 Wichita, KS...Joplin, MO...Hutchinson, KS...Bartlesville, OK...Emporia, KS...
   SPC AC 220550

   Day 1 Convective Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1250 AM CDT Fri Oct 22 2021

   Valid 221200Z - 231200Z

   ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF
   FAR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHEAST KANSAS
   AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA...

   ...SUMMARY...
   Thunderstorms associated with marginally severe wind gusts will be
   possible in parts of far southeast Virginia and eastern North
   Carolina today. Hail may also occur across parts of southern Kansas
   and northern Oklahoma during the overnight period.

   ...Far Southeast Virginia/Eastern North Carolina...
   An upper-level trough will move eastward into the Ohio and Tennessee
   Valleys today with southwest mid-level flow remaining along the
   eastern Seaboard. At the surface, a cold front will advance
   southeastward across the eastern foothills of the Appalachians. A
   moist airmass will be in place ahead of the front across much the
   central and eastern Carolinas. Moderate instability is forecast to
   develop this afternoon as surface temperature warm in the eastern
   Carolinas. In addition to the instability, thunderstorms that form
   just ahead of the front will have access to moderate deep-layer
   shear and steep low-level lapse rates. For this reason, a marginal
   wind-damage threat can be expected to develop, especially in areas
   that heat up the most.

   ...Southeast Kansas/Northern Oklahoma...
   An upper-level ridge will move eastward across the Rockies today as
   west-northwest mid-level flow remains over much of the Great Plains.
   Low-level moisture advection will take place across parts of the
   southern and central Plains this afternoon and evening. The moisture
   advection will continue into the overnight period as a low-level jet
   develops across the southern Plains. The exit region of the
   low-level jet should be in southeast Kansas by late evening, where
   lift will be favorable for thunderstorms. The potential for
   thunderstorm development should increase during the overnight period
   as the low-level jet strengthens, but the storms will be elevated
   due to a surface temperature inversion. The RAP is forecasting
   MUCAPE to reach the 1000 to 2000 J/kg range in southern Kansas and
   northern Oklahoma with the instability mostly above 800 mb. This
   combined with steep mid-level lapse rates and 35 to 40 kt of
   effective shear should be enough for hail with the stronger
   updrafts.

   ..Broyles/Squitieri.. 10/22/2021

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