ProbSevere_V3 Captures Hail

Severe storms developed over Hale County, TX on the afternoon of 5/22.  KLBB 0.5 Z reflectivity at 2109Z (top left image) indicated intense convection, especially just southeast of Hale Center.  ProbSevere V3 (the 4-Panel) did well at 2108Z.  The upper left has the ProbSevere Model at 84% with the MRMS 0.5 Comp Reflectivity peak value of 66 dBZ.  The upper right has ProbHail at 85% and MRMS Maximum Estimated Hail Size (MESH) peaking at 1.85″.  The lower right has ProbTor at 12% and MRMS Low-Level Rotation Tracks.  The lower left has ProbWind at 35% and MRMS Vertically Integrated Liquid (VIL) at 55.  Notice how the ProbSevere Time Series ProbHail was at 60% at 2020Z, nearly an hour before this.  What happened?  Here is the LSR…

SSW PLAINVIEW Hail Report
County, State: HALE, TX
(marker location is approximate)
Lat.: 34.12, Lon.: -101.76
Time: 2023-05-22 21:09 UTC
Hail Size: 1.75 IN. DIA.

HAIL FELL ALONG I-27 BETWEEN HALE CENTER AND PLANVIEW (LUB)

Since forecasters should consider warning with lower ProbSevere values for V3 compared to V2, these high values supported a warning.

-Champion

 

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