May 14, 2014

Post date: May 14, 2014 2:01:50 PM

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 @ 0900 CDT: The area of interest for today isn't far from us here in Paducah, but it's NOT going to be an easy chase. Even so, I am hoping that we get on the right cell and are able to maneuver through the countryside and varying road network!

Here's a portion of the SPC discussion:

ENHANCED LOW-LVL DIRECTIONAL SHEAR AHEAD OF DEVELOPING SFC WAVE...AND NEAR BACK-DOOR BOUNDARY FARTHER N...MAY PROVE SUFFICIENT TO YIELD A FEW SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF TORNADOES...IN ADDITION TO SMALL-SCALE BOWS WITH LOCALLY DMGG WIND/MARGINALLY SVR HAIL. THE STRONGEST UPDRAFTS SHOULD OCCUR LATE THIS AFTN INTO EARLY TNGT. BUT CONTINUED DEEPENING OF SFC WAVE AND STRENGTHENING OF WIND PROFILES /WITH 700 MB SSW FLOW INCREASING TO AOA 50 KTS/ SUGGEST THAT SOME RISK FOR EMBEDDED CIRCULATIONS/ISOLD TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE INTO TNGT...ESPECIALLY FROM THE KY NNEWD INTO OH AND PERHAPS FAR SE IND.