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June 1, 2012 - Severe Thunderstorms/Tornadoes Event


Kmlwx

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The MDT on SPC's homepage brought this setup to my attention for the first time about 20 minutes ago, so just now digging into it... but I'm very impressed with the RAP fcst hodos for areas between I-64 and the M/D line. Shear profiles are classic and Plains-like, rather than the veered-out crap often seen with east coast events. If these hodos were located over OK/KS with moderate to high instability, there'd be people flying in to chase from the coasts. Obviously lapse rates and thermodynamics in general are somewhat lackluster, but even so, some tornadoes appear likely -- with perhaps an enhanced sig tor threat in the CHO-DCA corridor where the best LL shear and instability coincide.

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And we begin

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WWUS30 KWNS 011725

SAW2

SPC AWW 011725

WW 332 TORNADO MD NC PA VA WV 011730Z - 020100Z

AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..

40NE AOO/ALTOONA PA/ - 40W GSO/GREENSBORO NC/

..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /17SE PSB - 32W GSO/

HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.

MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22035.

LAT...LON 40687662 36097956 36098172 40687891

THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS

FOR WOU2.

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The mod risk is for the 15% I believe.

i see that

Can you imagine if this conference was going on during this?

we would all be going crazy

The SLGT risk was at the high end (30 wind and 10 tor) already. 15 tor was mod so thats why the upgrade

i got it ;)

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The MDT on SPC's homepage brought this setup to my attention for the first time about 20 minutes ago, so just now digging into it... but I'm very impressed with the RAP fcst hodos for areas between I-64 and the M/D line. Shear profiles are classic and Plains-like, rather than the veered-out crap often seen with east coast events. If these hodos were located over OK/KS with moderate to high instability, there'd be people flying in to chase from the coasts. Obviously lapse rates and thermodynamics in general are somewhat lackluster, but even so, some tornadoes appear likely -- with perhaps an enhanced sig tor threat in the CHO-DCA corridor where the best LL shear and instability coincide.

Yeah this. I had to do a double take when I was looking at forecast soundings for the afternoon. Look like high plains soundings in mid summer except with much lower LCLs. Have to thank the rapidly deepening cyclone across the lakes for that backed low level flow.

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Impressed already with the amount of discrete activity popping into the warm sector well ahead of the front. Bodes well for the SPC upgrade.

definitely...things looking good in NC...and they'll be moving into improving shear

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