Amongst a mess of convection in the Lubbock CWA, some of the new tools definitely help focus your attention on certain cells.

Just looking at the radar data, not much stands out. However, the lightning jump and prob severe (86%) definitely catch your attention.

At 2016Z, the lightning density peaked at 81, the highest I’ve seen so far.

By this time the prob severe was up to 94%. Based on radar data the storm looked like it intensified for a short time and was definitely stronger than other cells in the CWA. Nothing was reported with it (so far). This is a good case for using these tools for situational awareness, and perhaps giving you longer lead time on certain cells within a mult-cell cluster or line of convection.

-V. Darkbloom