What the map shows
Areas with both the fuel and the spin for supercells and tornadoes.
How to read the colors
Values above 1 notable; 2+ strongly favorable.
Common mistakes
- Over-weighting it at night or where storms stay elevated.
Learning Center / Model Parameters / Severe Weather
Multiplies CAPE by helicity.
Areas with both the fuel and the spin for supercells and tornadoes.
Values above 1 notable; 2+ strongly favorable.