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...