Day 112: Potential Significant Severe Weather Outbreak

Posted by pmarsh on 23 Apr 2010 | 0 comments

Today (Thursday, 22 April 2010) I went on my first “real” chase since moving to Norman almost 5 years ago.  (I did a quick “go east less than an hour” chase in 2008.)  At the same time, this was my first Texas Panhandle chase, ever.  We were successful in viewing two separate tornadoes (at a distance) during  daylight.  Later we viewed a cone-shaped cloud structure emanating from a wall-cloud; however, due to our distance we cannot confirm (nor deny) it was in contact with the ground.  Because of this chase, I did not return home until 2 AM CDT on Friday, hence my late post.

While returning from our chase, my chase partners and I began examining forecasts for the next few days via our iPhones.  In perusing this information, all of us became increasingly concerned about a potential long-lived significant severe weather outbreak over a large portion of the southeastern United States.  Because I agree with a lot of what the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has described in their Severe Weather Outlooks, I have decided to post their images here as my “image(s) of the day”.

All persons across the southeast (and even the central plains) should review their severe weather preparedness plans.  If you do not have a severe weather preparedness plan, please use the contact form on the “About” page to contact me.  I’ll be happy to help discuss this further.

Friday, 23 April 2010 Forecast (Initial Day 1 Outlook)

Friday, 23 April 2010 Forecast (Probability of a Tornado on Day 1)

Friday, 23 April 2010 Forecast (Probability of a Severe Hail on Day 1)

Friday, 23 April 2010 Forecast (Probability of a Severe Wind on Day 1)

Saturday, 24 April 2010 Forecast (Initial Day 2 Outlook)

Satuday, 24 April 2010 Forecast (Probability of a Any Severe Weather on Day 2)