Current
Mesoscale Disscussion* Current
Watches & Warnings
(With
mesoscale boxes)
Current
Convective Watches** Today's
Severe Weather Reports
Convection
Outlook Day 1 Yesterday's
Severe Weather Report
(Please Click Picture for day 1) Day
2 Day
3
*When
conditions appear favorable for severe storms development,
SPC issues a Mesoscale Discussion (MCD), normally 1 to 3
hours before issuing a weather watch. The
MCD basically describes what is currently happening, what
is expected in the next few hours, the meteorological reasoning
for the forecast, and when/where SPC plans to issue the
watch (if dealing with severe thunderstorm potential).
**The traditional Convective Outlook is a categorical forecast
that specifies the perceived level of threat via the descriptive
wording: Slight Risk, Moderate Risk, and High Risk. This
structure does not give the forecaster's expectations of
the threats of individual severe weather hazards (large
hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes).
