Storm Prediction Center Convective Outlook – Part 2

A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post about the Storm Prediction Center Convective Outlooks and their usefulness to meteorologists and the public during severe weather. Since the writing of that post, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has proposed some changes to their outlooks.

Above is an example of what these outlooks would look like. A “marginal” risk will now replace what is known as a “see text” region. “Enhanced” would replace the high-end “slight” risk (high-end slight risk is defined by a 30% chance of severe weather occurring within 25 miles of a given location). “Slight”, “Moderate”, and “High” would remain the same.

The SPC has built a webpage devoted to explaining these changes more clearly. What do you think about the changes? Are they more confusing or less confusing?