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Can somebody please help me understand this?

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So, www.spc.noaa.gov is my god. I'm a weather freak and know just about everything about tornadoes. However, for the life of me I cannot understand what the Convective Outlook is saying about the New England region for tomorrow, which is odd because usually I can understand their fancy weather lingo. This is what they're saying about New England:

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

I live in Boston, MA, and although I am obsessed with tornadoes, I am also scared to death of them, and have this irrational fear that one will strike close to home. In case you don't know, there was a funnel cloud spotted in RI today, and that same cell was moving right towards Boston, but weakened before it got here. I'm NOT looking forward to more tornado drama tomorrow, so I'm kinda hoping someone can translate that Convective Outlook for me, just tell me in short what it's saying and if I should be concerned about Boston tomorrow.

Thanks in advance.

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  1. It looks like for tomorrow that most likely you will see more convective storms which mean they will be a line of thunderstorms and possible bow echos.  I don't think there will be a major outbreak of tornadoes but that does not mean there is not a chance of an isolated one.   If cloud cover persists then the atmosphere will not destabilize with limited day time heating.  Even with out much daytime heating the winds aloft will create  possibly severe storms.


  2. It is saying that the unstable low pressure air mass sitting over your area is calming down but the low level jet stream will stir things up again tonight destabilizing the air again.  This can result in the possible formation of super cell thunder storms and embedded tornadoes.  

    There is not a huge chance but still a chance.  

    You have my respect fellow weather geek!

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