Subj : HVYRAIN: Excessive Rainfall Discussion To : wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu From : COD Weather Processor Date : Thu Mar 30 2023 08:29:31 FOUS30 KWBC 300829 QPFERD Excessive Rainfall Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 428 AM EDT Thu Mar 30 2023 Day 1 Valid 12Z Thu Mar 30 2023 - 12Z Fri Mar 31 2023 ....THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK FOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ACROSS PARTS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST... A vigorous deep-layer trough traversing the Great Basin and Southwest today will lift across the central-southern Rockies and High Plains tonight and early Friday. Increasingly difluent upper-levels across the Upper Midwest will make for a more favorable environment for deep-layer ascent, particularly later tonight as the the models depict an enhanced right-entrance region of a departing northern stream jet streak (of 130+ kts). A rapid increase in low- to mid-layer moisture transport from the western Gulf of Mexico is expected, as 850-700 mb moisture flux anomalies climb quickly to between 4 and 5 standard deviations above normal tonight into early Friday (on the heels of robust SSW 850 mb flow of 50-60 kts). On the nose of that strong flow, enough instability (500-1000 J/kg of MUCAPE) and convergence will materialize to support deep convection that may become surface-based along the warm front across northeastern Nebraska and vicinity this evening before migrating east-northeastward into a slightly more stable airmass. The orientation of convection could allow for spotty areas of convective training, with FFG thresholds generally around 1"/hr supporting isolated potential for excessive runoff. The main limitation to a higher excessive rainfall threat is the transient upper flow pattern, with the progressive closed 500 mb low and associated surface frontal features (along with relatively dry antecedent conditions, per NASA SPoRT-LIS 0-40 cm soil moisture anomalies at or below the 10th percentile for much of the region). Such a pattern, one without the benefit of more prolonged low-mid level frontogenesis, would limit the risk of cell training (though that starts to become more of a factor going into Day 2). Churchill/Hurley/Cook Day 2 The Day 2 outlook will be updated by 0830Z. Day 3 The Day 3 outlook will be updated by 0830Z. Day 1 threat area: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.go= v/qpf/94epoints.txt__;!!DZ3fjg!5IL5eSFoOc90DIKtlnRNgJ_rEmp1nArmBQ3Wy6AXR3XG= 8R4QFBtRbEZtXY6ES61ZV5iYUjbMTBSkTDhQ8GWrrizKcdE$=20 Day 2 threat area: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.go= v/qpf/98epoints.txt__;!!DZ3fjg!5IL5eSFoOc90DIKtlnRNgJ_rEmp1nArmBQ3Wy6AXR3XG= 8R4QFBtRbEZtXY6ES61ZV5iYUjbMTBSkTDhQ8GWrNfNV2Ws$=20 Day 3 threat area: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.go= v/qpf/99epoints.txt__;!!DZ3fjg!5IL5eSFoOc90DIKtlnRNgJ_rEmp1nArmBQ3Wy6AXR3XG= 8R4QFBtRbEZtXY6ES61ZV5iYUjbMTBSkTDhQ8GWr7qc5x7I$=20 $$ =3D =3D =3D To unsubscribe from WX-STORM and you already have a login, go to https://lists.illinois.edu and use the "Unsubscribe" link. Otherwise email Chris Novy at cnovy@cox.net and ask to be removed from WX-STORM. --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .