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Severe weather potential May 2 - 4

This supercell has really filled out. My eyes are on this one ?Screenshot_20210503-150718.png
 
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Mesoscale Discussion 0498
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0314 PM CDT Mon May 03 2021

Areas affected...Northern Texas and southeast Oklahoma

Concerning...Severe potential...Tornado Watch likely

Valid 032014Z - 032215Z

Probability of Watch Issuance...95 percent

SUMMARY...Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to develop
across north Texas and south-central Oklahoma between 5-7 PM CDT.
These storms will pose a risk for large hail and a few tornadoes. A
watch is likely by 21 UTC.

DISCUSSION...Surface observations from north TX and southern OK
reveal a surface low northeast of Abilene, TX with a stalled cold
front draped to the southwest and a dryline extending to the south.
To the northeast of this low, a stationary front is noted across
southern to northeast OK. Recent GOES visible imagery shows a
shallow, but growing, cumulus field west of the DFW metro into
southeast OK east of the stationary boundary. A 19 UTC FWD sounding
shows considerable MLCIN remains in place, and should keep
convection at bay in the near term. However, continued diurnal
heating and increasing ascent over the region (due to the approach
of an upper-level wave from the west) will help erode lingering
inhibition by the 5-7 PM CDT time frame. Deep-layer shear is
forecast to increase as stronger flow associated with the synoptic
trough moves over the region, which will support initially discrete
cells along the dryline and stationary boundary. Steep mid-level
lapse rates noted in the 19 UTC FWD sounding and dewpoints
increasing into the upper 60s/low 70s will support MLCAPE values
near 3000-4000 J/kg.

Consequently, severe hail appears likely and a few instances of
large (2+") hail are probable with any initial discrete storms. The
KFWS VWP recently observed around 100 m2/s2 0-1 km SRH, which may
support at least a low-end tornado threat across north TX. The
tornado threat will likely be higher along the Red River and
northward into south/southeast OK in the vicinity of the triple
point and along the stationary boundary where more backed low-level
winds are noted and environmental vertical vorticity is higher.
Although the potential for a few tornadoes exists with any initial
discrete convection, rapid upscale growth is possible within an hour
or two after initiation, and may limit the overall tornado
potential. Nonetheless, a tornado watch is likely by 21 UTC.

..Moore/Grams.. 05/03/2021

...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

ATTN...WFO...SHV...TSA...FWD...OUN...SJT...

LAT...LON 32349878 33399800 34149751 34849731 35219655 35269553
34959507 34309498 33569502 32899532 32439620 31919717
31539805 31409867 31639898 32349878
 
I am more concerned about tomorrow afternoon/evening/overnight than I was for today (at least for these parts) as we should have even more CAPE and better dynamics. Brad P even alluded to this.
 
I am more concerned about tomorrow afternoon/evening/overnight than I was for today (at least for these parts) as we should have even more CAPE and better dynamics. Brad P even alluded to this.
GSP does not seem very confident about how tomorrow plays out, saying they need to wait and see what happens upstream tonight. They do think the bigger threat is from mid/late afternoon and into the evening. Then maybe more chances on Wednesday depending on how tomorrow and tomorrow night play out.
 
You can now start to see what looks to be gravity waves on the visible satellite, and the CU field increasing. This is all on the nose of the 700mb jet streak.

Should start seeing action rev up soon.

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TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 133
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
350 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2021

TORNADO WATCH 133 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

TXC027-035-085-093-097-099-113-119-121-139-143-147-181-193-213-
217-221-223-231-251-257-277-281-309-333-349-367-379-397-425-439-
467-497-040400-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0133.210503T2050Z-210504T0400Z/

TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BELL BOSQUE COLLIN
COMANCHE COOKE CORYELL
DALLAS DELTA DENTON
ELLIS ERATH FANNIN
GRAYSON HAMILTON HENDERSON
HILL HOOD HOPKINS
HUNT JOHNSON KAUFMAN
LAMAR LAMPASAS MCLENNAN
MILLS NAVARRO PARKER
RAINS ROCKWALL SOMERVELL
TARRANT VAN ZANDT WISE
$$


ATTN...WFO...TSA...FWD...OUN...
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 133
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
350 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2021

TORNADO WATCH 133 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

OKC001-005-013-019-021-023-029-061-063-069-077-079-085-091-095-
099-101-107-111-121-123-127-133-135-040400-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0133.210503T2050Z-210504T0400Z/

OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAIR ATOKA BRYAN
CARTER CHEROKEE CHOCTAW
COAL HASKELL HUGHES
JOHNSTON LATIMER LE FLORE
LOVE MARSHALL MCINTOSH
MURRAY MUSKOGEE OKFUSKEE
OKMULGEE PITTSBURG PONTOTOC
PUSHMATAHA SEMINOLE SEQUOYAH
$$
 
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