Monday, May 31, 2010

5/31 - 12:45pm CDT - NW Oklahoma/SW Kansas

After a marginal chase yesterday in Oklahoma, we're on our way to the NW Oklahoma/SW Kansas border. There's a 2% tornado risk from the Storm Prediction Center and a Slight Risk in that area as a warm front moves northward into Kansas. Surface winds will cooperate today, but it seems that the flow at 500mb aloft may turn west or northwesterly. That will present a challenge today because you really need the winds at 500mb to be from the southwest to get the best shear and the much-needed dry air aloft. The good news is that instability/CAPE won't be bad at over 3000 J/kg in some areas. All in all, it's not looking too good for any rotating supercell thunderstorms today, but some storms will develop nonetheless.

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