1. June 16-18, 2014 Violent Tornado Outbreak Meteorologist Quincy Vagell

2. Tornado Outbreak Ingredients

3. June 1 st, 2011

4. Storm Chasing Terrain

5. June 16-18, 2014 Tornado Reports 82 Reports* 82 Reports* 53 Confirmed** 53 Confirmed** 5 EF-4 Tornadoes 5 EF-4 Tornadoes

6. Monday, June 16th

9. CAPE C onvective C onvective A vailable A vailable P otential P otential E nergy E nergy

10. Courtesy: University of California, Santa Barbara

11. Courtesy: SPC

12. Significant Tornado Parameter Instability Instability Updraft Rotation Updraft Rotation Wind Shear Wind Shear Lifted Condensation Level Lifted Condensation Level Convective Inhibition Convective Inhibition Courtesy: SPC

14. MUCAPE = 5,765 J/kg! Sig Tor 13+!

32. “Practically Perfect Forecast” Tornado Probabilities

33. Tuesday, June 17th

53. “Practically Perfect Forecast” Tornado Probabilities

55. Wednesday, June 18th

68. “Practically Perfect Forecast” Tornado Probabilities

70. *Reports via CIPS http://www.eas.slu.edu/CIPS/ **From Wikipedia citing SPC storm reports