Slight Risk of Severe Thunderstorms Severe thunderstorms are expected to affect between 2 and 5 percent of the area. A slight risk generally implies that severe weather events are expected to be isolated.
Slight Risk (of severe thunderstorms) - Severe thunderstorms are expected to affect between 2 and 5 percent of the area. A slight risk generally implies that severe weather events are expected to be isolated.
Many people who are not totally familiar with the outlooks can be confused at the mention of a "slight risk." Despite the low end sounding of it, a slight risk does not mean the same thing as a slight risk for thunderstorms.
Convective Outlook (sometimes called AC) - A forecast containing the area(s) of expected thunderstorm occurrence and expected severity over the contiguous United States, issued several times daily by the SPC. The terms approaching, slight risk, ...
A forecast containing the area(s) of expected thunderstorm occurrence and xpected severity over the contiguous United States, issued several times daily by the SPC. The terms approaching, slight risk, moderate risk, ...
Severe thunderstorms are expected to affect between 5 and 10 percent of the area. A moderate risk indicates the possibility of a significant severe weather episode. See high risk, slight risk, convective outlook.
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(of severe thunderstorms) - Severe weather is expected to affect more than 10 percent of the area. A high risk is rare, and implies an unusually dangerous situation and usually the possibility of a major severe weather outbreak. (See slight risk, ...
A high risk is rare, and implies an unusually dangerous situation and usually the possibility of a major severe weather outbreak. Also, see slight risk, moderate risk, and convective outlook.
The terms approaching, slight risk, moderate risk, and high risk are used to describe severe thunderstorm potential. Local versions sometimes are prepared by local NWS offices.
 See also: Thunderstorm, Thunderstorms, Severe Thunderstorm, Tornado, Forecast
  
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