What this Map is Illustrating:
The first data you will note is a one hour animated loop of all US Radar. The time of each Radar image is shown in the lower left box. All times are GMT; subtract
4 hours for EDT, 5 hours for EST.
The
current "convective outlook" is displayed by the solid lines. Orange outlines general thunderstorms
(non-severe). Green: Slight Risk,
Red: Moderate Risk,
Purple: High Risk.
Any active Watches and Warning are also shown. Blue
outline box: Severe Thunderstorm Watch, Red
outline box: Tornado Watch. |