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  1. high risk
    I’ve been saying that today has some sneaky tornado potential, confirmed by the CSU prog above. I think that storm rotation is somewhat likely today but 1) I’m still unsure about storm coverage 2) sfc winds might be a bit weak too weak let’s see how much we warm this afternoon. Nam nest has the coolest temps and therefore the least storm coverage.
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    I’m not totally sure, but I think they’re referring to the profiles having stronger winds in the mid levels and then weaker winds above, creating looping hodographs. Those can sometimes prevent proper tilting of the updraft/downdraft structure needed to maintain persistent strong updrafts. We’ll see if the upper level winds are really weaker.
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    Yeah, lots of uncertainty, but most of the CAMs (NAM Nest is notably bearish) have at least a couple of cells - a widespread severe event does not appear likely, but localized severe appears to be on the table. I maintain that there is a slightly higher tornado risk; SPC notes the veered surface winds but that may be offset by a greater westerly component in the flow just above. More widespread storm coverage may be possible later Thursday night, but these would have very limited severe potential.
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    Early take on Thursday: some CAMs have storms in the area by late afternoon or early evening, and some don't. If, however, storms do form, the environment actually features some decent low-level shear and a resultant conditional tornado threat.
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    Right. Parameters, especially the shear, are very favorable Thursday. But will there be a trigger? As you noted, the NAM says no, but the HiResW FV3 opens the door to at least a few cells in the Mid-Atlantic.
  6. high risk
    The QPF signals for that event are remarkable.
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    Looking at the morning guidance, there are some definite things to like for tomorrow: forcing arriving at at favorable time of day, good deep layer shear, a warm air mass. Instability wil, however, be a question mark due to modest moisture. The NAM Nest gets dew points into the low 60s which allows for ~1000 CAPE. That would easily support a severe threat. Other guidance has lower dew points, and the instability is lower, unless intense heating compensates. A SLGT is certainly justified; I can’t see an ENH into the DC area at this time unless there is high confidence in instability. I’m also not seeing a 5 TOR threat this far north unless something increases the progged low-level shear.
  8. high risk
    It bears watching for sure, but events here in the spring in which the orientation of the cold front is parallel to the steering flow tend to not work so well, as we get lots of clouds and multiple rounds of stabilizing showers.
  9. high risk
    Since it's quite severe-wise here, I recommend checking out the setup for Wednesday in the Pacific Northwest. Great shear with the intense approaching trough and surprising amounts of instability.
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    I know that this is somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but all 3 of those forecasts agree on a very cold air mass to our north and a very warm one to our south. They simply disagree on the location of the boundary. That's really not unusual in any way for a 7 day forecast in spring, even if the difference in sensible weather impacts is massive if you move from one side of the front to the other. And the disagreement is less if one examines the ensembles.
  11. high risk
    Yeah, very close call for southern and eastern Howard.
  12. high risk
    Hi-Res guidance in agreement that heavy showers move southwest to northeast across the east side of DC early this evening. Radar confirms this idea, with thunderstorms now over south-central VA.
  13. high risk
    Line filling in nicely now. Was not, however, expecting to be in an MPD..... The wording, though, clearly favors the Eastern Shore.
  14. high risk
    It has nicely cooled aloft. This is what I was suggesting earlier that there might be a window for a couple of hours past sunset with a severe threat, as mid-level cooling would compensate for surface cooling. Unfortunately, with the line (or whatever is left of it) not getting into the DC area for a few more hours, I'm just hoping for a rumble or two of thunder at this point.
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    Yeah, the initial convection moving up from the southwest really didn't have much of an impact. The line to our west will continue to move east, but we'll be dealing with surface cooling when it arrives. That said, there *may* be a window just after dark when cooling aloft compensates for the cooler surface and allow a severe threat to persist into the DC Metro area.
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