Watching CAPE

Here is a look at surface based CAPE (convective available potential energy) across our state:

Not much out there… there are some breaks in the overcast in spots; if these numbers come up we will have severe weather issues this afternoon. Otherwise, the situation is marginal. We all to remember we are in a very highly sheared environment, so if storms and sustained updrafts do develop, rotating storms are possible. Here is the 0 to 1 km helicity:

We continue to watch and wait…