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Severe WX April 1-2 (overnight) Severe Weather Event

The 3CAPE factor that goes into the VTP formula is normalized by 50 (divided by 50), so a 3CAPE of 4 quadruples the STP essentially. Wild.
IIRC, the 3CAPE part of the VTP is artificially capped at 2 (so anything past 100 3CAPE is not really factored in).
 
That’s too much discrete convection. Those are gonna fight and eat eachother shouldn’t they?
Don't be so fast on that. The models have been showing consistently that these cells, even with an abundance of them, will constructively feed on each other's boundaries, not destructive. I think the SPC sees that too.
 
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