Examples of Simplified Risk Headlines at the top of

SPC’s Day 1-3 Convective Outlook Text Products

Note: There are no changes to the Outlook graphics for any of the Convective Outlook products (Day 1, 2, or 3). Only the information in the headline(s) of the text product will receive modifications and for this change, the simplification of the currently-generated headlines. There are three examples of this type of modification below.

Example 1:

From Day 1 1630Z on May 18, 2017

Simplified Risk Headlines

...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF

SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS INTO NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...

...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF

THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION...

Current Risk Headlines

...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF

SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS INTO NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...

...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OUTSIDE OF THE

HIGH RISK AREA ACROSS PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS...

...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OUTSIDE OF THE

MODERATE RISK AREA ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL

PLAINS...

...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OUTSIDE OF THE

ENHANCED RISK AREA ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS

INTO LOWER MISSOURI VALLEY...

...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF

THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION...

...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF

THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE MID

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND NORTHEASTERN STATES...

Example 2:

From Day 1 1630Z on July 7, 2017

Simplified Risk Headlines

...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PARTS OF

OH/IN/KY...

Current Risk Headlines

...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PARTS OF

OH/IN/KY...

...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MIDWEST/OH

VALLEY...

...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CENTRAL HIGH

PLAINS...OZARK PLATEAU...WI...AND THE NORTHEAST...

...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAROLINAS...

Example 3:

From Day 1 at 2000Z on July 24, 2017

Simplified Risk Headlines

...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EASTERN

PA...MD...SOUTHERN NJ AND VICINITY...EASTERN SD AND NORTHERN NE...

WESTERN ND...SOUTH CENTRAL MT...WESTERN NV INTO SOUTHERN OR...

Current Risk Headlines

...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EASTERN

PA...MD...SOUTHERN NJ AND VICINITY...

...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EASTERN SD AND

NORTHERN NE...

...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WESTERN ND...

...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH CENTRAL

MT...

...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WESTERN NV INTO

SOUTHERN OR...