Looks like a potential for a Project WeatherEye deployment coming this weekend! It’s way too early to talk about specific details in the forecast, but the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has highlighted two areas that could see severe storms. These areas will become more well-defined over the next few days. Remember, forecast confidence, skill, and resolution increase the closer we get. It’s easier to forecast tomorrow’s temperature today than 4 days ago, if that analogy makes sense.

FLEET STATUS

Vince and Aidan will be mobilized. If the fleet can be expanded in time, we’ll be sending RDD-4 (future) out with new personnel.

Current status of the fleet includes 3 Rapid Deployment Devices. RDD-1 and RDD-2 are 4k capable, 60fps units with audio, plus RDD-3, which is a 1080p 30fps unit with IR ‘night mode.’

We’ll be adding 1 or 2 more to the fleet this week. We’ll designate RDD-4 and perhaps TSU (Tornado Strike Unit) 1 if equipment inventory allows. Right now, we are in most need of:

Orange Pi 5 Plus (The brains/computer board)
Anker 40,000mah power banks

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Here’s the technical discussion from the SPC:

   Day 4-8 Convective Outlook  
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0402 AM CDT Mon Mar 24 2025

   Valid 271200Z - 011200Z

   ...DISCUSSION...
   Medium-range/global models have come into reasonable agreement with
   respect to the most recent run, signaling toward heightened severe
   risk over the upcoming weekend across central portions of the
   country.

   Days 4-5 (Thursday/Friday), locally strong storms will be possible
   across a rather broad portion of the central of the country, from
   the Upper Midwest to the southern Plains Day 4/Thursday, and the
   Plains into the Ohio Valley Friday.  This will occur as a
   weak/slow-moving southern stream trough moves slowly
   east-northeastward across this region.  Somewhat limit risk, over a
   broad geographic area, precludes introduction of any 15% risk areas
   either of these two days.

   Meanwhile, the primary synoptic pattern -- even early in the period
   -- favors a persistent lee surface low/trough over the High Plains. 
   This will allow southerly low-level flow to evolve/expand across
   almost all of the central and eastern portions of the country as a
   warm front shifts northward into the northern CONUS.

   By early Saturday/Day 6, height falls associated with a
   strengthening trough moving across the Intermountain West should
   begin to spread into the Plains, with the trough itself currently
   expected to reach the High Plains.  This will result in an eastward
   advance of a surface low front out of the High Plains and across the
   central Plains states through the evening/overnight.  With a
   moistening pre-frontal boundary layer ahead of the advancing system,
   and increasing flow aloft, the overall setup will favor increasing
   severe potential, with all-hazards possible.

   Day 7/Sunday, eastward advance of the synoptic-scale features will
   continue, along with some continued strengthening.  With continued
   moistening of the pre-frontal warm sector supporting afternoon
   destabilization, along with increasing deep-layer flow, a broad area
   of severe risk seems likely to evolve -- centered over the Mid and
   Lower Mississippi/Lower Ohio/Tennessee Valleys.  Again -- all severe
   weather hazards would be possible.

   Monday, the primary focus for convective potential will shift east
   of the Appalachians.  Here, weaker low-level moisture (and thus less
   robust destabilization potential) is expected at this time. 
   Therefore, while severe risk may evolve, thermodynamic uncertainty
   precludes initiation of a risk area for Day 8/Monday.

Deployment Potential: Saturday & Sunday?

FLEET STATUS

Severe Weather Looming

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