Hazardous Weather Outlook

	Thunderstorms
1	Marginal Risk

2	Slight Risk
3	Enhanced Risk

4	Moderate Risk
5	High Risk

	Tornado Watch
	Thunderstorm Watch

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Regional Convective Outlook - Day 1

Severe Thunderstorm Risk Categories

Understanding Severe Thunderstorm Risk Categories

LEVEL	CATEGORY	DETAILS	SUMMARY
	THUNDERSTORMS	No severe* thunderstorms expected Lightning/flooding threats exist with all thunderstorms	No severe thunderstorms expected
1	MARGINAL (MRGL)	Isolated severe thunderstorms possible Limited in duration and/or coverage and/or intensity	Isolated severe thunderstorms possible
2	SLIGHT (SLGT)	Scattered severe storms possible Short-lived and/or not widespread; isolated intense storms possible	Scattered severe storms possible
3	ENHANCED (ENH)	Numerous severe storms possible More persistent and/or widespread; a few intense storms possible	Numerous severe storms possible
4	MODERATE (MDT)	Widespread severe storms likely Long-lived, widespread and intense	Widespread severe storms likely
5	HIGH (HIGH)	Widespread severe storms expected Long-lived, very widespread and particularly intense	Widespread severe storms expected

*All thunderstorm categories imply lightning and the potential for flooding. Categories are used to describe the probability of a severe weather event within 25 miles of your location.