CAPE is convective available potential energy in Joules per Kg and the numbers on the chart are from the Lifted Index which is a measure of atmospheric instability. The lower the value, the more severe the potential storms.
Anything less than -6 means severe thunderstorms. -9 will be spectacular if it comes off. As I said yesterday, it's Tornado/Supercell territory.
Posted By: yarmyyarmy, Jul 18, 13:38:57
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