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Critical Fire Weather and Severe Thunderstorm Threats This Week

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will contribute to critical fire weather Monday over parts of the central and southern High Plains. Scattered to widespread severe thunderstorms may bring damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes Monday through Thursday over the lower Mississippi River Valley and southern Plains into the Midwest and Ohio Valley. Read More >

12-hour helicity forecast

 

Figure 7: ETA 12 Hour Forecast of 250-850 mb Qn vectors,
thickness and isotachs valid 1200 UTC May 12, 1997.

 

18-hour helicity forecast

 

Figure 8: ETA 18 Hour Forecast of 250-850 mb Qn vectors,
thickness and isotachs valid 1800 UTC May 12, 1997.