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from the new day 2 text

FORECAST SOUNDINGS FOR THIS INITIAL

SUPERCELL ACTIVITY STRONGLY SUPPORTS INTENSE UPDRAFTS/ROTATION THAT

SHOULD LEAD TO TORNADIC DEVELOPMENT. SHEAR PROFILES ARE SUCH THAT

STRONG TORNADOES MAY BE NOTED ALONG THE MODERATE RISK CORRIDOR. AS

MID LEVEL SPEED MAX EJECTS ACROSS AR INTO SRN IL AND BOUNDARY LAYER

DEEPENS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR

SUPERCELLS TO INITIATE AHEAD OF THE SURGING DRYLINE. NEEDLESS TO

SAY A POTENTIALLY VOLATILE SITUATION COULD EVOLVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF

THE MID/LOWER MS VALLEY INTO THE LOWER OH VALLEY.

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Wrong kind of bullseye to be in (hour 36 map).

This product has really grown on me. It helps to check the parameters individually but since I have been following it for the local area, something usually happens when it's showing big numbers.

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All of the models, including the GFS and NAM, have trended towards a better-organized low-level cyclone over the past few runs, resulting in a stronger LLJ. That secondary intensification associated with a subtle wave in the larger-scale trough is something we've seen several times this year. Considering the oft-discussed bias in the models w.r.t. surface wind backing, I think this suggests a major tornado outbreak is likely to occur on Wednesday, although probably not quite up to today's intensity.

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Back on April 19 we already had the biggest April outbreak recorded in Indiana...22 tornadoes If I am correct...Thank goodness they were weak. Wednesday looks like a horse of a different color.

26, and amazingly, virtually all of them were QLCS tornadoes. SREF was bringing 40's and 50's for that one.

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New Day Two Maps & Text

DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1153 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

VALID 251200Z - 261200Z

...THERE IS A MDT RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM MO/AR NORTHEAST INTO

INDIANA...

...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS SURROUNDING THE MDT RISK ACROSS

THE MID/LOWER MS VALLEY INTO THE CNTRL APPALACHIANS...

...A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EVENT IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY FROM

MO/AR INTO THE LOWER OH VALLEY...INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG

TORNADOES...

VERY STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL EJECT NEWD INTO THE CNTRL/SRN

PLAINS DURING THE LATE DAY1 EARLY DAY2 PERIOD WHERE DEEPENING IS

EXPECTED. BOTH THE NAM AND GFS INDICATE A SUBSTANTIAL SFC CYCLONE

WILL EVOLVE OVER CNTRL KS COINCIDENT WITH DEEPENING UPPER LOW BY

25/12Z. THIS EVOLUTION WILL ENABLE A BROAD WARM SECTOR TO RETURN

ACROSS THE MS VALLEY INTO THE LOWER OH VALLEY WHERE 70S SFC DEW

POINTS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MANY AREAS SOUTH OF THE I-70

CORRIDOR/WARM FRONT. THIS WARM FRONT WILL LIKELY SERVE AS AN

INSTIGATOR FOR PRE-DAWN THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES OVER KS/MO AND WARM

ADVECTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE EPISODIC SEVERE CLUSTERS

DOWNSTREAM AHEAD OF THE EJECTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AS THE E-W

BOUNDARY RETREATS TOWARD LOWER MI. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL BE

THE WARM BUOYANT AIRMASS THAT SHOULD DEVELOP ACROSS MO/AR INTO NRN

LA AHEAD OF A PRONOUNCED DRYLINE. STRONG HEATING/MIXING WILL ENABLE

THIS BOUNDARY TO SURGE NEWD DURING THE DAY AND WILL AID DISCRETE

SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT AS TEMPERATURES SOAR INTO THE 80S...THOUGH

TSTMS MAY INITIATE ALONG THE BOUNDARY ACROSS MO AT SLIGHTLY LOWER

CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURES. FORECAST SOUNDINGS FOR THIS INITIAL

SUPERCELL ACTIVITY STRONGLY SUPPORTS INTENSE UPDRAFTS/ROTATION THAT

SHOULD LEAD TO TORNADIC DEVELOPMENT. SHEAR PROFILES ARE SUCH THAT

STRONG TORNADOES MAY BE NOTED ALONG THE MODERATE RISK CORRIDOR. AS

MID LEVEL SPEED MAX EJECTS ACROSS AR INTO SRN IL AND BOUNDARY LAYER

DEEPENS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR

SUPERCELLS TO INITIATE AHEAD OF THE SURGING DRYLINE. NEEDLESS TO

SAY A POTENTIALLY VOLATILE SITUATION COULD EVOLVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF

THE MID/LOWER MS VALLEY INTO THE LOWER OH VALLEY.

DOWNSTREAM...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE NOTED ACROSS PARTS OF

THE CNTRL APPALACHIANS INTO WRN VA DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY WELL

AHEAD OF THE PRIMARY UPPER TROUGH. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE

DIURNALLY ENHANCED AND POSE AT LEAST A THREAT OF HAIL AND GUSTY

WINDS THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

..DARROW.. 05/24/2011

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No doubt..

Funny thing is my mom who has only been out here to visit us once since we moved in 2006. Told me that she was ok with any weather, but tornadoes..

Not sure anyone is ok with tornadoes close to them. ;) Not to mention in light of what's transpired this spring already.

This product has really grown on me. It helps to check the parameters individually but since I have been following it for the local area, something usually happens when it's showing big numbers.

You know me, I'm not a loyal/educated svr weather follower, but those maps are an easy check for me to see what might go down. Seems like they do a good enough job of highlighting risk areas. Definitely will keep abreast of the situation here tomorrow.

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I would suspect we'll see the moderate risk shifted farther North and East and much of the moderate risk area replaced with a high risk should the 00z guidance hold.

I was thinking some north on the new Day 2 would happen but was surprised it didn't. I felt like another 75/100 miles or so is warranted.

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All of the models, including the GFS and NAM, have trended towards a better-organized low-level cyclone over the past few runs, resulting in a stronger LLJ. That secondary intensification associated with a subtle wave in the larger-scale trough is something we've seen several times this year. Considering the oft-discussed bias in the models w.r.t. surface wind backing, I think this suggests a major tornado outbreak is likely to occur on Wednesday, although probably not quite up to today's intensity.

If you had to pick an area where would you pick?

I like SPI as a first guess but will probably change.

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If you had to pick an area where would you pick?

I like SPI as a first guess but will probably change.

if I had to pick a target area I'd head towards Effingham... you can zoom east-west or North-south if need be. but I think I in Flora don't need to go anywhere..... except to the local EOC's underground bunker...

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If you had to pick an area where would you pick?

I like SPI as a first guess but will probably change.

From a purely meteorological standpoint, I'd say a 50 mi radius centered around Cairo, IL. Of course the MS river complicates things from a chaser standpoint. Wednesday doesn't seem to have as clear cut of a target area as today, since it's highly dependent on how the surface wind field and LLJ evolve throughout the day, and I'm not confident yet that the models have a good grasp of these.

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Classic conditional threat...the wind field is very concerning should we get any surface based instability tomorrow.

Yeah, though the models have inched the instability up a tick with every run. Certainly something to watch that is for sure with the Warm Front in the area.

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People may not openly or overtly show it but there is a small segment of the board who does wish for exactly that. If you think there is not you are the moron. Hmm, the post I quoted was deleted......

We don't need the morality police showing up...that debate has been had numerous times. I guess you shouldn't hope for damaging winds either since some derechos cause more damage than most tornadoes. There are a lot of weather freaks here, whatever will happen will happen regardless of any sadistic wishes.

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