Severe Storms

Day 4-8 Outlook
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0359 AM CST Sun Jan 26 2025 Valid 291200Z - 031200Z ...DISCUSSION... ...Wednesday/Day 4 to Thursday/Day 5... A mid-level low is forecast to move eastward across the Desert Southwest from Wednesday/Day 4 into Thursday/Day 5. Low-level moisture advection will take place ahead of the system across the southern Plains on Wednesday into Wednesday night, with surface dewpoints increasing into the 60s F across parts of the southern Plains. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms appear likely to develop across the western part of the moist sector Wednesday night across much of central and northern Texas, as large-scale ascent increases ahead of the approaching system. This, combined with increasing instability, and strong deep-layer shear along the western edge of the moist sector should result in a severe threat late Wednesday night. A cluster of strong and potentially severe storms may develop in west-central Texas, with the severe threat persisting into Thursday, as an MCS moves eastward across the southern Plains. Supercells with isolated large hail and wind damage will be possible. There is some concern that moisture return could be slower than forecast. However, the strength of the system could help to overcome instability concerns, and it appears a severe threat will be possible as the mid-level jet ejects northeastward into the southern Plains from Wednesday night into Thursday. ...Friday/Day 6 and Sunday/Day 8... The mid-level trough is forecast to move across the southern Plains on Friday/Day 6, as a cold front advances eastward into the lower Mississippi Valley. On Saturday/Day 7 and Sunday/Day 8, this front is forecast to move across the eastern U.S. Although thunderstorms will be possible along and ahead of the front, instability is forecast to be very weak suggesting a severe threat will be unlikely. Read more

Day 4-8 Outlook
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0359 AM CST Sun Jan 26 2025 Valid 291200Z - 031200Z ...DISCUSSION... ...Wednesday/Day 4 to Thursday/Day 5... A mid-level low is forecast to move eastward across the Desert Southwest from Wednesday/Day 4 into Thursday/Day 5. Low-level moisture advection will take place ahead of the system across the southern Plains on Wednesday into Wednesday night, with surface dewpoints increasing into the 60s F across parts of the southern Plains. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms appear likely to develop across the western part of the moist sector Wednesday night across much of central and northern Texas, as large-scale ascent increases ahead of the approaching system. This, combined with increasing instability, and strong deep-layer shear along the western edge of the moist sector should result in a severe threat late Wednesday night. A cluster of strong and potentially severe storms may develop in west-central Texas, with the severe threat persisting into Thursday, as an MCS moves eastward across the southern Plains. Supercells with isolated large hail and wind damage will be possible. There is some concern that moisture return could be slower than forecast. However, the strength of the system could help to overcome instability concerns, and it appears a severe threat will be possible as the mid-level jet ejects northeastward into the southern Plains from Wednesday night into Thursday. ...Friday/Day 6 and Sunday/Day 8... The mid-level trough is forecast to move across the southern Plains on Friday/Day 6, as a cold front advances eastward into the lower Mississippi Valley. On Saturday/Day 7 and Sunday/Day 8, this front is forecast to move across the eastern U.S. Although thunderstorms will be possible along and ahead of the front, instability is forecast to be very weak suggesting a severe threat will be unlikely. Read more

Day 4-8 Outlook
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0359 AM CST Sun Jan 26 2025 Valid 291200Z - 031200Z ...DISCUSSION... ...Wednesday/Day 4 to Thursday/Day 5... A mid-level low is forecast to move eastward across the Desert Southwest from Wednesday/Day 4 into Thursday/Day 5. Low-level moisture advection will take place ahead of the system across the southern Plains on Wednesday into Wednesday night, with surface dewpoints increasing into the 60s F across parts of the southern Plains. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms appear likely to develop across the western part of the moist sector Wednesday night across much of central and northern Texas, as large-scale ascent increases ahead of the approaching system. This, combined with increasing instability, and strong deep-layer shear along the western edge of the moist sector should result in a severe threat late Wednesday night. A cluster of strong and potentially severe storms may develop in west-central Texas, with the severe threat persisting into Thursday, as an MCS moves eastward across the southern Plains. Supercells with isolated large hail and wind damage will be possible. There is some concern that moisture return could be slower than forecast. However, the strength of the system could help to overcome instability concerns, and it appears a severe threat will be possible as the mid-level jet ejects northeastward into the southern Plains from Wednesday night into Thursday. ...Friday/Day 6 and Sunday/Day 8... The mid-level trough is forecast to move across the southern Plains on Friday/Day 6, as a cold front advances eastward into the lower Mississippi Valley. On Saturday/Day 7 and Sunday/Day 8, this front is forecast to move across the eastern U.S. Although thunderstorms will be possible along and ahead of the front, instability is forecast to be very weak suggesting a severe threat will be unlikely. Read more

Day 4-8 Outlook
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0359 AM CST Sun Jan 26 2025 Valid 291200Z - 031200Z ...DISCUSSION... ...Wednesday/Day 4 to Thursday/Day 5... A mid-level low is forecast to move eastward across the Desert Southwest from Wednesday/Day 4 into Thursday/Day 5. Low-level moisture advection will take place ahead of the system across the southern Plains on Wednesday into Wednesday night, with surface dewpoints increasing into the 60s F across parts of the southern Plains. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms appear likely to develop across the western part of the moist sector Wednesday night across much of central and northern Texas, as large-scale ascent increases ahead of the approaching system. This, combined with increasing instability, and strong deep-layer shear along the western edge of the moist sector should result in a severe threat late Wednesday night. A cluster of strong and potentially severe storms may develop in west-central Texas, with the severe threat persisting into Thursday, as an MCS moves eastward across the southern Plains. Supercells with isolated large hail and wind damage will be possible. There is some concern that moisture return could be slower than forecast. However, the strength of the system could help to overcome instability concerns, and it appears a severe threat will be possible as the mid-level jet ejects northeastward into the southern Plains from Wednesday night into Thursday. ...Friday/Day 6 and Sunday/Day 8... The mid-level trough is forecast to move across the southern Plains on Friday/Day 6, as a cold front advances eastward into the lower Mississippi Valley. On Saturday/Day 7 and Sunday/Day 8, this front is forecast to move across the eastern U.S. Although thunderstorms will be possible along and ahead of the front, instability is forecast to be very weak suggesting a severe threat will be unlikely. Read more

Day 4-8 Outlook
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0359 AM CST Sun Jan 26 2025 Valid 291200Z - 031200Z ...DISCUSSION... ...Wednesday/Day 4 to Thursday/Day 5... A mid-level low is forecast to move eastward across the Desert Southwest from Wednesday/Day 4 into Thursday/Day 5. Low-level moisture advection will take place ahead of the system across the southern Plains on Wednesday into Wednesday night, with surface dewpoints increasing into the 60s F across parts of the southern Plains. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms appear likely to develop across the western part of the moist sector Wednesday night across much of central and northern Texas, as large-scale ascent increases ahead of the approaching system. This, combined with increasing instability, and strong deep-layer shear along the western edge of the moist sector should result in a severe threat late Wednesday night. A cluster of strong and potentially severe storms may develop in west-central Texas, with the severe threat persisting into Thursday, as an MCS moves eastward across the southern Plains. Supercells with isolated large hail and wind damage will be possible. There is some concern that moisture return could be slower than forecast. However, the strength of the system could help to overcome instability concerns, and it appears a severe threat will be possible as the mid-level jet ejects northeastward into the southern Plains from Wednesday night into Thursday. ...Friday/Day 6 and Sunday/Day 8... The mid-level trough is forecast to move across the southern Plains on Friday/Day 6, as a cold front advances eastward into the lower Mississippi Valley. On Saturday/Day 7 and Sunday/Day 8, this front is forecast to move across the eastern U.S. Although thunderstorms will be possible along and ahead of the front, instability is forecast to be very weak suggesting a severe threat will be unlikely. Read more

SPC 0830Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0203 AM CST Sun Jan 26 2025 Valid 281200Z - 291200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... No thunderstorms are forecast over the continental U.S. on Tuesday or Tuesday night. ...DISCUSSION... A mid-level ridge is forecast over the southern Plains on Tuesday, as an upper-level low moves southward across the Desert Southwest. Mid-level flow will become more southwesterly over western parts of the southern Plains, as low-level moisture advection occurs across the southern part of Texas. Although showers could develop late in the period near the northern edge of the stronger flow over northeast Texas and southeastern Oklahoma, instability should be too weak to support thunderstorm development. Elsewhere across the continental U.S., thunderstorms are not expected Tuesday and Tuesday night. ..Broyles.. 01/26/2025 Read more

SPC 0830Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0203 AM CST Sun Jan 26 2025 Valid 281200Z - 291200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... No thunderstorms are forecast over the continental U.S. on Tuesday or Tuesday night. ...DISCUSSION... A mid-level ridge is forecast over the southern Plains on Tuesday, as an upper-level low moves southward across the Desert Southwest. Mid-level flow will become more southwesterly over western parts of the southern Plains, as low-level moisture advection occurs across the southern part of Texas. Although showers could develop late in the period near the northern edge of the stronger flow over northeast Texas and southeastern Oklahoma, instability should be too weak to support thunderstorm development. Elsewhere across the continental U.S., thunderstorms are not expected Tuesday and Tuesday night. ..Broyles.. 01/26/2025 Read more

SPC 0830Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0203 AM CST Sun Jan 26 2025 Valid 281200Z - 291200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... No thunderstorms are forecast over the continental U.S. on Tuesday or Tuesday night. ...DISCUSSION... A mid-level ridge is forecast over the southern Plains on Tuesday, as an upper-level low moves southward across the Desert Southwest. Mid-level flow will become more southwesterly over western parts of the southern Plains, as low-level moisture advection occurs across the southern part of Texas. Although showers could develop late in the period near the northern edge of the stronger flow over northeast Texas and southeastern Oklahoma, instability should be too weak to support thunderstorm development. Elsewhere across the continental U.S., thunderstorms are not expected Tuesday and Tuesday night. ..Broyles.. 01/26/2025 Read more

SPC 0830Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0203 AM CST Sun Jan 26 2025 Valid 281200Z - 291200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... No thunderstorms are forecast over the continental U.S. on Tuesday or Tuesday night. ...DISCUSSION... A mid-level ridge is forecast over the southern Plains on Tuesday, as an upper-level low moves southward across the Desert Southwest. Mid-level flow will become more southwesterly over western parts of the southern Plains, as low-level moisture advection occurs across the southern part of Texas. Although showers could develop late in the period near the northern edge of the stronger flow over northeast Texas and southeastern Oklahoma, instability should be too weak to support thunderstorm development. Elsewhere across the continental U.S., thunderstorms are not expected Tuesday and Tuesday night. ..Broyles.. 01/26/2025 Read more

SPC 0830Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0203 AM CST Sun Jan 26 2025 Valid 281200Z - 291200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... No thunderstorms are forecast over the continental U.S. on Tuesday or Tuesday night. ...DISCUSSION... A mid-level ridge is forecast over the southern Plains on Tuesday, as an upper-level low moves southward across the Desert Southwest. Mid-level flow will become more southwesterly over western parts of the southern Plains, as low-level moisture advection occurs across the southern part of Texas. Although showers could develop late in the period near the northern edge of the stronger flow over northeast Texas and southeastern Oklahoma, instability should be too weak to support thunderstorm development. Elsewhere across the continental U.S., thunderstorms are not expected Tuesday and Tuesday night. ..Broyles.. 01/26/2025 Read more

SPC 0830Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0203 AM CST Sun Jan 26 2025 Valid 281200Z - 291200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... No thunderstorms are forecast over the continental U.S. on Tuesday or Tuesday night. ...DISCUSSION... A mid-level ridge is forecast over the southern Plains on Tuesday, as an upper-level low moves southward across the Desert Southwest. Mid-level flow will become more southwesterly over western parts of the southern Plains, as low-level moisture advection occurs across the southern part of Texas. Although showers could develop late in the period near the northern edge of the stronger flow over northeast Texas and southeastern Oklahoma, instability should be too weak to support thunderstorm development. Elsewhere across the continental U.S., thunderstorms are not expected Tuesday and Tuesday night. ..Broyles.. 01/26/2025 Read more

SPC 0830Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0203 AM CST Sun Jan 26 2025 Valid 281200Z - 291200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... No thunderstorms are forecast over the continental U.S. on Tuesday or Tuesday night. ...DISCUSSION... A mid-level ridge is forecast over the southern Plains on Tuesday, as an upper-level low moves southward across the Desert Southwest. Mid-level flow will become more southwesterly over western parts of the southern Plains, as low-level moisture advection occurs across the southern part of Texas. Although showers could develop late in the period near the northern edge of the stronger flow over northeast Texas and southeastern Oklahoma, instability should be too weak to support thunderstorm development. Elsewhere across the continental U.S., thunderstorms are not expected Tuesday and Tuesday night. ..Broyles.. 01/26/2025 Read more

SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0120 AM CST Sun Jan 26 2025 Valid 271200Z - 281200Z ...Synopsis... Portions of eastern Arizona and far west/southwestern New Mexico will continue to see elevated fire weather concerns through Monday afternoon. The upper low currently deepening off the central CA coast is forecast to reach peak intensity over the next 24 hours over southern CA before gradually shifting east into the lower CO River Valley by late Monday. This eastward shift will be influenced by the ejection of a mid-level jet max on the southeastern fringe of the upper low into northwest Mexico, which will promote surface pressure falls across AZ/NM under the left-exit region. In response, southerly low-level winds are forecast to increase to around 15 mph, which when coupled with an antecedent dry air mass (forecast RH minimums between 10-20%), should promote elevated fire weather conditions. Surface winds are expected to be strongest in proximity to the surface trough, which most solutions agree will likely reside along, if not just east of, the AZ/NM border. Localized critical conditions appear possible within the higher terrain of the Gila region in southwest NM, but the potential for widespread/sustained critical conditions appears limited. Fuels across this area continue to cure after several days of anomalously low dewpoints with ERCs approaching the 90th percentile in some areas, and should support the fire weather concern. ..Moore.. 01/26/2025 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0120 AM CST Sun Jan 26 2025 Valid 271200Z - 281200Z ...Synopsis... Portions of eastern Arizona and far west/southwestern New Mexico will continue to see elevated fire weather concerns through Monday afternoon. The upper low currently deepening off the central CA coast is forecast to reach peak intensity over the next 24 hours over southern CA before gradually shifting east into the lower CO River Valley by late Monday. This eastward shift will be influenced by the ejection of a mid-level jet max on the southeastern fringe of the upper low into northwest Mexico, which will promote surface pressure falls across AZ/NM under the left-exit region. In response, southerly low-level winds are forecast to increase to around 15 mph, which when coupled with an antecedent dry air mass (forecast RH minimums between 10-20%), should promote elevated fire weather conditions. Surface winds are expected to be strongest in proximity to the surface trough, which most solutions agree will likely reside along, if not just east of, the AZ/NM border. Localized critical conditions appear possible within the higher terrain of the Gila region in southwest NM, but the potential for widespread/sustained critical conditions appears limited. Fuels across this area continue to cure after several days of anomalously low dewpoints with ERCs approaching the 90th percentile in some areas, and should support the fire weather concern. ..Moore.. 01/26/2025 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0120 AM CST Sun Jan 26 2025 Valid 271200Z - 281200Z ...Synopsis... Portions of eastern Arizona and far west/southwestern New Mexico will continue to see elevated fire weather concerns through Monday afternoon. The upper low currently deepening off the central CA coast is forecast to reach peak intensity over the next 24 hours over southern CA before gradually shifting east into the lower CO River Valley by late Monday. This eastward shift will be influenced by the ejection of a mid-level jet max on the southeastern fringe of the upper low into northwest Mexico, which will promote surface pressure falls across AZ/NM under the left-exit region. In response, southerly low-level winds are forecast to increase to around 15 mph, which when coupled with an antecedent dry air mass (forecast RH minimums between 10-20%), should promote elevated fire weather conditions. Surface winds are expected to be strongest in proximity to the surface trough, which most solutions agree will likely reside along, if not just east of, the AZ/NM border. Localized critical conditions appear possible within the higher terrain of the Gila region in southwest NM, but the potential for widespread/sustained critical conditions appears limited. Fuels across this area continue to cure after several days of anomalously low dewpoints with ERCs approaching the 90th percentile in some areas, and should support the fire weather concern. ..Moore.. 01/26/2025 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0120 AM CST Sun Jan 26 2025 Valid 271200Z - 281200Z ...Synopsis... Portions of eastern Arizona and far west/southwestern New Mexico will continue to see elevated fire weather concerns through Monday afternoon. The upper low currently deepening off the central CA coast is forecast to reach peak intensity over the next 24 hours over southern CA before gradually shifting east into the lower CO River Valley by late Monday. This eastward shift will be influenced by the ejection of a mid-level jet max on the southeastern fringe of the upper low into northwest Mexico, which will promote surface pressure falls across AZ/NM under the left-exit region. In response, southerly low-level winds are forecast to increase to around 15 mph, which when coupled with an antecedent dry air mass (forecast RH minimums between 10-20%), should promote elevated fire weather conditions. Surface winds are expected to be strongest in proximity to the surface trough, which most solutions agree will likely reside along, if not just east of, the AZ/NM border. Localized critical conditions appear possible within the higher terrain of the Gila region in southwest NM, but the potential for widespread/sustained critical conditions appears limited. Fuels across this area continue to cure after several days of anomalously low dewpoints with ERCs approaching the 90th percentile in some areas, and should support the fire weather concern. ..Moore.. 01/26/2025 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0120 AM CST Sun Jan 26 2025 Valid 271200Z - 281200Z ...Synopsis... Portions of eastern Arizona and far west/southwestern New Mexico will continue to see elevated fire weather concerns through Monday afternoon. The upper low currently deepening off the central CA coast is forecast to reach peak intensity over the next 24 hours over southern CA before gradually shifting east into the lower CO River Valley by late Monday. This eastward shift will be influenced by the ejection of a mid-level jet max on the southeastern fringe of the upper low into northwest Mexico, which will promote surface pressure falls across AZ/NM under the left-exit region. In response, southerly low-level winds are forecast to increase to around 15 mph, which when coupled with an antecedent dry air mass (forecast RH minimums between 10-20%), should promote elevated fire weather conditions. Surface winds are expected to be strongest in proximity to the surface trough, which most solutions agree will likely reside along, if not just east of, the AZ/NM border. Localized critical conditions appear possible within the higher terrain of the Gila region in southwest NM, but the potential for widespread/sustained critical conditions appears limited. Fuels across this area continue to cure after several days of anomalously low dewpoints with ERCs approaching the 90th percentile in some areas, and should support the fire weather concern. ..Moore.. 01/26/2025 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0120 AM CST Sun Jan 26 2025 Valid 271200Z - 281200Z ...Synopsis... Portions of eastern Arizona and far west/southwestern New Mexico will continue to see elevated fire weather concerns through Monday afternoon. The upper low currently deepening off the central CA coast is forecast to reach peak intensity over the next 24 hours over southern CA before gradually shifting east into the lower CO River Valley by late Monday. This eastward shift will be influenced by the ejection of a mid-level jet max on the southeastern fringe of the upper low into northwest Mexico, which will promote surface pressure falls across AZ/NM under the left-exit region. In response, southerly low-level winds are forecast to increase to around 15 mph, which when coupled with an antecedent dry air mass (forecast RH minimums between 10-20%), should promote elevated fire weather conditions. Surface winds are expected to be strongest in proximity to the surface trough, which most solutions agree will likely reside along, if not just east of, the AZ/NM border. Localized critical conditions appear possible within the higher terrain of the Gila region in southwest NM, but the potential for widespread/sustained critical conditions appears limited. Fuels across this area continue to cure after several days of anomalously low dewpoints with ERCs approaching the 90th percentile in some areas, and should support the fire weather concern. ..Moore.. 01/26/2025 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC 0700Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1254 AM CST Sun Jan 26 2025 Valid 271200Z - 281200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Isolated thunderstorms will be possible on Monday in the lower Mississippi Valley and in southern California, but no severe threat is expected. ...DISCUSSION... A mid-level trough will move across the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys on Monday, as a cold front advances southward across the lower Mississippi Valley. Isolated thunderstorms may be ongoing near the start of the period along or near the front. Further west, a mid-level low will move southward along the coast of southern California. Isolated lightning strikes could occur near the low. No severe threat is expected across the continental U.S. on Monday or Monday night. ..Broyles.. 01/26/2025 Read more

SPC 0700Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1254 AM CST Sun Jan 26 2025 Valid 271200Z - 281200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Isolated thunderstorms will be possible on Monday in the lower Mississippi Valley and in southern California, but no severe threat is expected. ...DISCUSSION... A mid-level trough will move across the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys on Monday, as a cold front advances southward across the lower Mississippi Valley. Isolated thunderstorms may be ongoing near the start of the period along or near the front. Further west, a mid-level low will move southward along the coast of southern California. Isolated lightning strikes could occur near the low. No severe threat is expected across the continental U.S. on Monday or Monday night. ..Broyles.. 01/26/2025 Read more