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Severe Weather Threat in Dixie Alley/OV Feb 27 - Mar 1


Fred Gossage

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The HRRR and RUC both have substantially-backed surface winds compared to the NAM/GFS, and considering their short-term reliability and increased resolution, they should be trusted. This could change the whole complexion of the event during the evening and overnight hours, as this makes the supercellular convective mode much more likely.

Only thing now is the veer-back-veer winds. RUC forecast soundings from EVV to LIT don't really seem to have it at 3z so the question is what happens after that.

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It is interesting how quite the HRRR is later tonight

4km WRF from 12Z is very similar in keeping most of the storm activity north of the warm front and over far SE MO/S IL this evening. Convection doesn't really get going along the cold front further south until much later. That's one nasty elevated mixed layer showing up on this morning's soundings.

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Terrifying run of the SPC WRF...many long-tracked supercells and quasi-discrete structures in SE MO/srn IL/srn IN/KY/TN/AR/MS/AL...

http://www.emc.ncep....nt4km/conus/12/

Tony, pretty interesting look here on both of us getting something significant in Hermitage and the 'Boro.

Turned out that Thursday's event did produce a couple EF-2's within a 5 mile radius of my home... Somewhere in that mix was my wife, me and our two pups enjoying the most terrifyingly fast moving cluster **** I care to ever be part of.

Let's hope this event's storms produce in the DAY.

BTW, at the point of Percy Priest, I used to go to the parkling lot on top of the dam by I-40 (its a tiny obeservation spot) and look at the storms.... was going to do that on Thursday, and that would have been a terrible, terrible idea.

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Tony, pretty interesting look here on both of us getting something significant in Hermitage and the 'Boro.

Turned out that Thursday's event did produce a couple EF-2's within a 5 mile radius of my home... Somewhere in that mix was my wife, me and our two pups enjoying the most terrifyingly fast moving cluster **** I care to ever be part of.

Let's hope this event's storms produce in the DAY.

BTW, at the point of Percy Priest, I used to go to the parkling lot on top of the dam by I-40 (its a tiny obeservation spot) and look at the storms.... was going to do that on Thursday, and that would have been a terrible, terrible idea.

Tony - What time is 28h on here? Does this mean 9 PM tonight?

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Regarding the triple point situation in OK/KS: I notice the RUC is up to its usual trick of substantially overestimating surface dew points. This could possibly be the factor tipping it toward initiation, which would also influence the HRRR, since they're initialized from the same grids. Of course, there's no way of knowing whether it would still show initiation even if its dew points were 2-3 F lower in the target area.

In any case, I'm out the door and hope to be near the DL/WF intersection within a few hours.

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

1210 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

.UPDATE...

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION...

INTERESTING SETUP FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR A POSSIBLE SEVERE CHANCE

ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN KS. WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY CURRENTLY

LOCATED ALONG HIGHWAY 54 TO THE EAST OF THE TURNPIKE....ANGLING DOWN

ALONG THE TURNPIKE NEAR ICT/IAB. MOIST BL ENVIRONMENT FOR THIS TIME

OF YEAR TO THE SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY WITH PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN

KS SEEING DWPTS ON THE LOW 60S. THIS HAS LED TO SBCAPE VALUES OF

1200-1800 J/KG ACROSS SRN KS/NRN OK...EVEN WITH THE CLOUD COVER.

HIGHLY DYNAMIC SYSTEM APPROACHING...HAS LED TO AMPLE BULK SHEAR OF

50-60KTS FOR POSSIBLE ROTATING STORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH

EVEN A FEW SUPERCELLS POSSIBLE WITH A LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND

THREAT. AS THE MAIN SFC LOW PRESSURE AREA PULLS CLOSER TO NEAR KP28

WE COULD SEE WINDS BACK AND PULL SOME HIGHER DWPT AIR NORTHWEST TO

NEAR NEAR KINGMAN AND ICT. THIS TURNING IN THE LOW LAYERS MAY BE

ENOUGH TO PRODUCE AN ENHANCED STRONG TORNADO THREAT IN THE WARM

SECTOR IN AND NEAR THE TRIPLE POINT...WHERE THE DRY LINE SURGES EAST

INTO SOUTH CENTRAL KS...BUT THIS CHANCE IS HIGHLY CONDITIONAL ON

WHETHER STORMS CAN BECOME SFC BASED. NOT EXPECTING ALOT OF

SUPERCELLS TO DEVELOP EARLY ON...AS CAPPING INVERSION MAY LIMIT

INITIAL CONVECTION FROM GETTING GOING...WITH BETTER CHANCES OF

STORMS BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS OVER SOUTHEAST KS BY AROUND

00Z...WHERE MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE WILL HELP ERODE THE CAP ENOUGH FOR

THE SEVERE WEATHER CHANCE TO LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

KETCHAM

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...and we're underway. T-storm warning (hail) in IL.

WUUS53 KILX 271821

SVRILX

ILC113-271900-

/O.NEW.KILX.SV.W.0003.110227T1821Z-110227T1900Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

1221 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...

MCLEAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 100 PM CST.

* AT 1218 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND

DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR

MCLEAN...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF LINCOLN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT

65 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

BLOOMINGTON...HEYWORTH...NORMAL...DOWNS...TOWANDA...COOKSVILLE...

SAYBROOK...COLFAX...SHIRLEY...BLOOMINGTON AIRPORT...HOLDER...

MORAINE VIEW STATE PARK...ELLSWORTH...ARROWSMITH AND PLEASANT HILL.

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Just updated my severe weather graphics, seeing the my MDT/High threat stretching back to the Enid areas, lining up with the RUC model. Thinking NC OK through NE OK to SE KS are going to see some potential for Tornadic Development. Just ran a quick output for the Enid to PNC line, alerting me of very high threat for significant tornado potential there (F2/F3 types), good pressure falls in that area over last few hours.

Graphic: http://smartwxmodel.net/usa.gif

END output http://smartwxmodel.net/KEND.pdf

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The cell just SW of Wichita is looking excellent, even if elevated... warning for big hail could be coming soon.

And there it is.

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS

111 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...

EASTERN HARVEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 215 PM CST

* AT 109 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE

TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE

HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF VIOLA...OR 17 MILES

SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN WICHITA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

DOWNTOWN WICHITA...NEWTON...GODDARD...HAYSVILLE...DERBY...WICHITA

MID CONTINENT AIRPORT...WEST WICHITA...SOUTH WICHITA...MCCONNELL

AIR FORCE BASE...COLWICH...MAIZE...EAST WICHITA...PARK CITY...

VALLEY CENTER...NORTHEAST WICHITA...SEDGWICK...WALTON...LAKE

AFTON...GARDEN PLAIN AND OAKLAWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER

HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR

YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR

HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE

INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

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Just updated my severe weather graphics, seeing the my MDT/High threat stretching back to the Enid areas, lining up with the RUC model. Thinking NC OK through NE OK to SE KS are going to see some potential for Tornadic Development. Just ran a quick output for the Enid to PNC line, alerting me of very high threat for significant tornado potential there (F2/F3 types), good pressure falls in that area over last few hours.

Graphic: http://smartwxmodel.net/usa.gif

END output http://smartwxmodel.net/KEND.pdf

ouch, I'm in that line. How accurate is your model in these setups, have you done any kind of verification?

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 20

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

115 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

SOUTH CENTRAL INTO EAST CENTRAL KANSAS

PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN MISSOURI

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 115 PM UNTIL 900

PM CST.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70

MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

DISCUSSION...ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO INTENSIFY OVER

S CENTRAL KS...IMMEDIATELY N OF A SURFACE WARM FRONT. STEEP LAPSE

RATES AND A FEED OF MOISTURE ABOVE THE COOL AIR MASS WILL SUPPORT

MUCAPE ON THE ORDER OF 1500 J/KG...WHILE DEEP-LAYER VERTICAL SHEAR

WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS. LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE

MAIN SEVERE THREAT...THOUGH AREAS IMMEDIATELY S OF THE WATCH AREA

WILL BE MONITORED FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO THREAT WITH STORMS ON THE

WARM FRONT A LITTLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

...THOMPSON

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Yeah that does look a little extreme, having a slightly hard time with quite that much cape, still should be enough paired with background conditions for some interesting things to happen over the next few hours.

Some nice cells over Kansas with some strong returns.

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