Question/Suggestion on Convective Initiation

In looking at the CI in and around Osage Cty Okla. the question arises about a developing cell that is only showing a low prob of development. It has a small 50 dbz echo now and the CI pretty much missed it. At some point, it might be a good idea to label cells that CI has determined are already initiated and is no longer being tracked in the algorithm.The 50dbz cell in west Osage (see below) is a good example of one that I was initially unsure of. (The latest update tells me that the algorithm is tracking the cell still, but the idea above remains as something that should be considered.

CI Osage CtyD Satterfield
WBOC Salisbury,Md

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