ASSESSING MOISTURE FOR SUMMERTIME MCC DEVELOPMENT FOR MADDOX ET AL. TYPE HEAVY RAINFALL EVENTS
PRECIPITABLE WATER
- 150 % OF NORMAL
- 1.60” OR GREATER IN EAST
- ABOUT 1.00” IN WEST
SURFACE DEWPOINTS (70S IN EAST, 50S IN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION)
850 MB DEWPOINTS (MID TEENS IN EAST)
700 MB (DEWPOINTS IN WEST ARE TYPICALLY IN THE 6-8oC RANGE)
- DEPTH OF MOISTURE IMPORTANT
- IS THERE A CAP PRESENT TO INHIBIT CONVECTION