Severe Storms

SPC 1300Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0748 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Valid 171300Z - 181200Z ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY INTO SOUTHERN OHIO...UTAH...AND PARTS OF THE CASCADES OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON... ...SUMMARY... Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible in parts of Kentucky and the Ohio Valley mainly this afternoon into the early evening. Scattered severe thunderstorms are also forecast for Utah and in the vicinity of the Cascades of Oregon and Washington. Wind and hail are the primary threats. ...Lower Great Lakes into the central/southern Appalachians and OH Valley... A mid-level low and associated trough will slowly move east today and reach the Upper OH Valley/Appalachians tonight as a mid-level anticyclone remains centered over northeast NM. High-level diffluent flow will be noted across the OH Valley into the Mid South and be favorable for scattered thunderstorms developing across much of this region coincident with strong heating. A front will gradually shift east across the OH Valley with this boundary becoming more diffuse in part related to convective outflow across the Mid South/Ozarks. Stronger mid-level flow aiding in storm organization will primarily extend from the Great Smoky Mtns northward into KY/OH/WV. Organized multicells and transient supercells are possible with scattered coverage of severe wind/hail possible with these storms. Observational trends of an MCV over Middle TN moving eastward into the southern Appalachians and the 00z MPAS-NSSL model run data, lend the possibility for a mesoscale corridor of higher thunderstorm coverage and greater damaging-wind potential for the western Carolinas and perhaps into central portions of AL. Limited confidence in this scenario precludes higher severe probabilities at this time. ...Lower MS Valley into north TX... Morning thunderstorms over the OK/AR border associated with low-level WAA may continue into the midday with incipient outflow progressively shunting additional storms/new development farther west and south across eastern OK. Model guidance indicates at least isolated storms potentially developing within an east-west corridor from MS westward into north/northwest TX later today. Forecast soundings indicate severe microbursts will be possible with the more intense cores. Have adjusted low-severe probabilities to trend farther west/southwest based on this forecast scenario. ...Utah Region... Water-vapor imagery this morning shows a northward-moving shortwave trough over southern NV and extrapolation has this feature moving into northern UT by mid afternoon. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are forecast to begin developing by late morning and spreading north-northeast within a strongly sheared environment. Increasing cloud cover and some limit on the quality of lapse rates will temper overall buoyancy. However, some organization into small clusters yielding severe gusts will be the primary threat with the stronger storms. ...Western OR/Southwest WA... Strong 500mb speed max will round the base of the offshore trough and translate across northern CA into eastern OR by early evening. Left exit region of this feature will aid UVV near the higher terrain and cooling/moistening mid-levels will contribute to modest buoyancy along the cyclonic side of the speed max. Forecast soundings exhibit strongly sheared profiles and isolated supercells are expected to develop, then spread north-northeast as a short-wave trough ejects into southern WA. Hail/wind are possible with these storms. ..Smith/Mosier.. 08/17/2024 Read more

SPC 1300Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0748 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Valid 171300Z - 181200Z ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY INTO SOUTHERN OHIO...UTAH...AND PARTS OF THE CASCADES OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON... ...SUMMARY... Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible in parts of Kentucky and the Ohio Valley mainly this afternoon into the early evening. Scattered severe thunderstorms are also forecast for Utah and in the vicinity of the Cascades of Oregon and Washington. Wind and hail are the primary threats. ...Lower Great Lakes into the central/southern Appalachians and OH Valley... A mid-level low and associated trough will slowly move east today and reach the Upper OH Valley/Appalachians tonight as a mid-level anticyclone remains centered over northeast NM. High-level diffluent flow will be noted across the OH Valley into the Mid South and be favorable for scattered thunderstorms developing across much of this region coincident with strong heating. A front will gradually shift east across the OH Valley with this boundary becoming more diffuse in part related to convective outflow across the Mid South/Ozarks. Stronger mid-level flow aiding in storm organization will primarily extend from the Great Smoky Mtns northward into KY/OH/WV. Organized multicells and transient supercells are possible with scattered coverage of severe wind/hail possible with these storms. Observational trends of an MCV over Middle TN moving eastward into the southern Appalachians and the 00z MPAS-NSSL model run data, lend the possibility for a mesoscale corridor of higher thunderstorm coverage and greater damaging-wind potential for the western Carolinas and perhaps into central portions of AL. Limited confidence in this scenario precludes higher severe probabilities at this time. ...Lower MS Valley into north TX... Morning thunderstorms over the OK/AR border associated with low-level WAA may continue into the midday with incipient outflow progressively shunting additional storms/new development farther west and south across eastern OK. Model guidance indicates at least isolated storms potentially developing within an east-west corridor from MS westward into north/northwest TX later today. Forecast soundings indicate severe microbursts will be possible with the more intense cores. Have adjusted low-severe probabilities to trend farther west/southwest based on this forecast scenario. ...Utah Region... Water-vapor imagery this morning shows a northward-moving shortwave trough over southern NV and extrapolation has this feature moving into northern UT by mid afternoon. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are forecast to begin developing by late morning and spreading north-northeast within a strongly sheared environment. Increasing cloud cover and some limit on the quality of lapse rates will temper overall buoyancy. However, some organization into small clusters yielding severe gusts will be the primary threat with the stronger storms. ...Western OR/Southwest WA... Strong 500mb speed max will round the base of the offshore trough and translate across northern CA into eastern OR by early evening. Left exit region of this feature will aid UVV near the higher terrain and cooling/moistening mid-levels will contribute to modest buoyancy along the cyclonic side of the speed max. Forecast soundings exhibit strongly sheared profiles and isolated supercells are expected to develop, then spread north-northeast as a short-wave trough ejects into southern WA. Hail/wind are possible with these storms. ..Smith/Mosier.. 08/17/2024 Read more

SPC 1300Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0748 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Valid 171300Z - 181200Z ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY INTO SOUTHERN OHIO...UTAH...AND PARTS OF THE CASCADES OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON... ...SUMMARY... Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible in parts of Kentucky and the Ohio Valley mainly this afternoon into the early evening. Scattered severe thunderstorms are also forecast for Utah and in the vicinity of the Cascades of Oregon and Washington. Wind and hail are the primary threats. ...Lower Great Lakes into the central/southern Appalachians and OH Valley... A mid-level low and associated trough will slowly move east today and reach the Upper OH Valley/Appalachians tonight as a mid-level anticyclone remains centered over northeast NM. High-level diffluent flow will be noted across the OH Valley into the Mid South and be favorable for scattered thunderstorms developing across much of this region coincident with strong heating. A front will gradually shift east across the OH Valley with this boundary becoming more diffuse in part related to convective outflow across the Mid South/Ozarks. Stronger mid-level flow aiding in storm organization will primarily extend from the Great Smoky Mtns northward into KY/OH/WV. Organized multicells and transient supercells are possible with scattered coverage of severe wind/hail possible with these storms. Observational trends of an MCV over Middle TN moving eastward into the southern Appalachians and the 00z MPAS-NSSL model run data, lend the possibility for a mesoscale corridor of higher thunderstorm coverage and greater damaging-wind potential for the western Carolinas and perhaps into central portions of AL. Limited confidence in this scenario precludes higher severe probabilities at this time. ...Lower MS Valley into north TX... Morning thunderstorms over the OK/AR border associated with low-level WAA may continue into the midday with incipient outflow progressively shunting additional storms/new development farther west and south across eastern OK. Model guidance indicates at least isolated storms potentially developing within an east-west corridor from MS westward into north/northwest TX later today. Forecast soundings indicate severe microbursts will be possible with the more intense cores. Have adjusted low-severe probabilities to trend farther west/southwest based on this forecast scenario. ...Utah Region... Water-vapor imagery this morning shows a northward-moving shortwave trough over southern NV and extrapolation has this feature moving into northern UT by mid afternoon. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are forecast to begin developing by late morning and spreading north-northeast within a strongly sheared environment. Increasing cloud cover and some limit on the quality of lapse rates will temper overall buoyancy. However, some organization into small clusters yielding severe gusts will be the primary threat with the stronger storms. ...Western OR/Southwest WA... Strong 500mb speed max will round the base of the offshore trough and translate across northern CA into eastern OR by early evening. Left exit region of this feature will aid UVV near the higher terrain and cooling/moistening mid-levels will contribute to modest buoyancy along the cyclonic side of the speed max. Forecast soundings exhibit strongly sheared profiles and isolated supercells are expected to develop, then spread north-northeast as a short-wave trough ejects into southern WA. Hail/wind are possible with these storms. ..Smith/Mosier.. 08/17/2024 Read more

SPC 1300Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0748 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Valid 171300Z - 181200Z ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY INTO SOUTHERN OHIO...UTAH...AND PARTS OF THE CASCADES OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON... ...SUMMARY... Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible in parts of Kentucky and the Ohio Valley mainly this afternoon into the early evening. Scattered severe thunderstorms are also forecast for Utah and in the vicinity of the Cascades of Oregon and Washington. Wind and hail are the primary threats. ...Lower Great Lakes into the central/southern Appalachians and OH Valley... A mid-level low and associated trough will slowly move east today and reach the Upper OH Valley/Appalachians tonight as a mid-level anticyclone remains centered over northeast NM. High-level diffluent flow will be noted across the OH Valley into the Mid South and be favorable for scattered thunderstorms developing across much of this region coincident with strong heating. A front will gradually shift east across the OH Valley with this boundary becoming more diffuse in part related to convective outflow across the Mid South/Ozarks. Stronger mid-level flow aiding in storm organization will primarily extend from the Great Smoky Mtns northward into KY/OH/WV. Organized multicells and transient supercells are possible with scattered coverage of severe wind/hail possible with these storms. Observational trends of an MCV over Middle TN moving eastward into the southern Appalachians and the 00z MPAS-NSSL model run data, lend the possibility for a mesoscale corridor of higher thunderstorm coverage and greater damaging-wind potential for the western Carolinas and perhaps into central portions of AL. Limited confidence in this scenario precludes higher severe probabilities at this time. ...Lower MS Valley into north TX... Morning thunderstorms over the OK/AR border associated with low-level WAA may continue into the midday with incipient outflow progressively shunting additional storms/new development farther west and south across eastern OK. Model guidance indicates at least isolated storms potentially developing within an east-west corridor from MS westward into north/northwest TX later today. Forecast soundings indicate severe microbursts will be possible with the more intense cores. Have adjusted low-severe probabilities to trend farther west/southwest based on this forecast scenario. ...Utah Region... Water-vapor imagery this morning shows a northward-moving shortwave trough over southern NV and extrapolation has this feature moving into northern UT by mid afternoon. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are forecast to begin developing by late morning and spreading north-northeast within a strongly sheared environment. Increasing cloud cover and some limit on the quality of lapse rates will temper overall buoyancy. However, some organization into small clusters yielding severe gusts will be the primary threat with the stronger storms. ...Western OR/Southwest WA... Strong 500mb speed max will round the base of the offshore trough and translate across northern CA into eastern OR by early evening. Left exit region of this feature will aid UVV near the higher terrain and cooling/moistening mid-levels will contribute to modest buoyancy along the cyclonic side of the speed max. Forecast soundings exhibit strongly sheared profiles and isolated supercells are expected to develop, then spread north-northeast as a short-wave trough ejects into southern WA. Hail/wind are possible with these storms. ..Smith/Mosier.. 08/17/2024 Read more

Day 4-8 Outlook
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0400 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Valid 201200Z - 251200Z ...DISCUSSION... ...Tuesday/Day 4 to Thursday/Day 6... A shortwave ridge over the eastern part of the northern Plains is forecast to deamplify on Tuesday. Further west, the large-scale upper-level ridge is forecast to move eastward across the northern Plains on Tuesday and into the upper Mississippi Valley from Wednesday into Thursday. This feature will move away from a moist axis in the northern Plains, where moderate instability is forecast each afternoon. Thunderstorm development, some with potential for isolated large hail and severe wind gusts, will be possible each day. The greatest severe threat during the mid-week is expected on Wednesday in the Dakotas, where southwest mid-level flow and strong instability is forecast in the wake of the upper-level ridge. ...Friday/Day 7 and Saturday/Day 8... On Friday, some model solutions deepen an upper-level trough over the Intermountain West. In response, the north-central U.S upper-level ridge would move eastward toward the western Great Lakes. Isolated thunderstorms, possibly associated with a severe threat, would be possible within a moist airmass located further to the west from Nebraska into the Dakotas. However, some solutions are slow to move the upper-level trough into the western U.S. This would keep the upper-level ridge further west, negatively impacting the severe potential across the northern Plains. Under this scenario, storm coverage would be more isolated and the severe threat would not be as great. Read more

Day 4-8 Outlook
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0400 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Valid 201200Z - 251200Z ...DISCUSSION... ...Tuesday/Day 4 to Thursday/Day 6... A shortwave ridge over the eastern part of the northern Plains is forecast to deamplify on Tuesday. Further west, the large-scale upper-level ridge is forecast to move eastward across the northern Plains on Tuesday and into the upper Mississippi Valley from Wednesday into Thursday. This feature will move away from a moist axis in the northern Plains, where moderate instability is forecast each afternoon. Thunderstorm development, some with potential for isolated large hail and severe wind gusts, will be possible each day. The greatest severe threat during the mid-week is expected on Wednesday in the Dakotas, where southwest mid-level flow and strong instability is forecast in the wake of the upper-level ridge. ...Friday/Day 7 and Saturday/Day 8... On Friday, some model solutions deepen an upper-level trough over the Intermountain West. In response, the north-central U.S upper-level ridge would move eastward toward the western Great Lakes. Isolated thunderstorms, possibly associated with a severe threat, would be possible within a moist airmass located further to the west from Nebraska into the Dakotas. However, some solutions are slow to move the upper-level trough into the western U.S. This would keep the upper-level ridge further west, negatively impacting the severe potential across the northern Plains. Under this scenario, storm coverage would be more isolated and the severe threat would not be as great. Read more

Day 4-8 Outlook
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0400 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Valid 201200Z - 251200Z ...DISCUSSION... ...Tuesday/Day 4 to Thursday/Day 6... A shortwave ridge over the eastern part of the northern Plains is forecast to deamplify on Tuesday. Further west, the large-scale upper-level ridge is forecast to move eastward across the northern Plains on Tuesday and into the upper Mississippi Valley from Wednesday into Thursday. This feature will move away from a moist axis in the northern Plains, where moderate instability is forecast each afternoon. Thunderstorm development, some with potential for isolated large hail and severe wind gusts, will be possible each day. The greatest severe threat during the mid-week is expected on Wednesday in the Dakotas, where southwest mid-level flow and strong instability is forecast in the wake of the upper-level ridge. ...Friday/Day 7 and Saturday/Day 8... On Friday, some model solutions deepen an upper-level trough over the Intermountain West. In response, the north-central U.S upper-level ridge would move eastward toward the western Great Lakes. Isolated thunderstorms, possibly associated with a severe threat, would be possible within a moist airmass located further to the west from Nebraska into the Dakotas. However, some solutions are slow to move the upper-level trough into the western U.S. This would keep the upper-level ridge further west, negatively impacting the severe potential across the northern Plains. Under this scenario, storm coverage would be more isolated and the severe threat would not be as great. Read more

Day 4-8 Outlook
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0400 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Valid 201200Z - 251200Z ...DISCUSSION... ...Tuesday/Day 4 to Thursday/Day 6... A shortwave ridge over the eastern part of the northern Plains is forecast to deamplify on Tuesday. Further west, the large-scale upper-level ridge is forecast to move eastward across the northern Plains on Tuesday and into the upper Mississippi Valley from Wednesday into Thursday. This feature will move away from a moist axis in the northern Plains, where moderate instability is forecast each afternoon. Thunderstorm development, some with potential for isolated large hail and severe wind gusts, will be possible each day. The greatest severe threat during the mid-week is expected on Wednesday in the Dakotas, where southwest mid-level flow and strong instability is forecast in the wake of the upper-level ridge. ...Friday/Day 7 and Saturday/Day 8... On Friday, some model solutions deepen an upper-level trough over the Intermountain West. In response, the north-central U.S upper-level ridge would move eastward toward the western Great Lakes. Isolated thunderstorms, possibly associated with a severe threat, would be possible within a moist airmass located further to the west from Nebraska into the Dakotas. However, some solutions are slow to move the upper-level trough into the western U.S. This would keep the upper-level ridge further west, negatively impacting the severe potential across the northern Plains. Under this scenario, storm coverage would be more isolated and the severe threat would not be as great. Read more

Day 4-8 Outlook
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0400 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Valid 201200Z - 251200Z ...DISCUSSION... ...Tuesday/Day 4 to Thursday/Day 6... A shortwave ridge over the eastern part of the northern Plains is forecast to deamplify on Tuesday. Further west, the large-scale upper-level ridge is forecast to move eastward across the northern Plains on Tuesday and into the upper Mississippi Valley from Wednesday into Thursday. This feature will move away from a moist axis in the northern Plains, where moderate instability is forecast each afternoon. Thunderstorm development, some with potential for isolated large hail and severe wind gusts, will be possible each day. The greatest severe threat during the mid-week is expected on Wednesday in the Dakotas, where southwest mid-level flow and strong instability is forecast in the wake of the upper-level ridge. ...Friday/Day 7 and Saturday/Day 8... On Friday, some model solutions deepen an upper-level trough over the Intermountain West. In response, the north-central U.S upper-level ridge would move eastward toward the western Great Lakes. Isolated thunderstorms, possibly associated with a severe threat, would be possible within a moist airmass located further to the west from Nebraska into the Dakotas. However, some solutions are slow to move the upper-level trough into the western U.S. This would keep the upper-level ridge further west, negatively impacting the severe potential across the northern Plains. Under this scenario, storm coverage would be more isolated and the severe threat would not be as great. Read more

Day 4-8 Outlook
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0400 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Valid 201200Z - 251200Z ...DISCUSSION... ...Tuesday/Day 4 to Thursday/Day 6... A shortwave ridge over the eastern part of the northern Plains is forecast to deamplify on Tuesday. Further west, the large-scale upper-level ridge is forecast to move eastward across the northern Plains on Tuesday and into the upper Mississippi Valley from Wednesday into Thursday. This feature will move away from a moist axis in the northern Plains, where moderate instability is forecast each afternoon. Thunderstorm development, some with potential for isolated large hail and severe wind gusts, will be possible each day. The greatest severe threat during the mid-week is expected on Wednesday in the Dakotas, where southwest mid-level flow and strong instability is forecast in the wake of the upper-level ridge. ...Friday/Day 7 and Saturday/Day 8... On Friday, some model solutions deepen an upper-level trough over the Intermountain West. In response, the north-central U.S upper-level ridge would move eastward toward the western Great Lakes. Isolated thunderstorms, possibly associated with a severe threat, would be possible within a moist airmass located further to the west from Nebraska into the Dakotas. However, some solutions are slow to move the upper-level trough into the western U.S. This would keep the upper-level ridge further west, negatively impacting the severe potential across the northern Plains. Under this scenario, storm coverage would be more isolated and the severe threat would not be as great. Read more

SPC 0730Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0228 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Valid 191200Z - 201200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC INTO NORTH CAROLINA...AND ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms, associated with a marginal severe threat, will be possible on Monday in parts of the Mid-Atlantic, North Carolina, and from the central to the northern High Plains. ...Mid-Atlantic/North Carolina... An upper-level trough will move slowly eastward across the southern and central Appalachians on Monday, as a cold front advances southeastward toward the middle Atlantic Coast. Surface dewpoints across most of the Mid-Atlantic into North Carolina are forecast to be in the 60s F, with 70+ surface dewpoints confined to the immediate Atlantic coast. As surface temperatures warm, a pocket of instability will likely develop near and ahead of the front, and in the post-frontal airmass. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to form within these areas as surface temperatures warm during the day. Although low-level lapse rates will become steep in many areas by afternoon, deep-layer shear is forecast to remain relatively weak. The instability could still be strong enough for a marginal severe threat. Isolated strong to severe wind gusts could occur near and around peak heating. ...Central to Northern High Plains... An upper-level ridge is forecast to move across the Central High Plains and northern Plains on Monday. An axis of instability will likely develop during the day to the west of the ridge, from eastern Colorado northward into eastern Montana and western North Dakota. Although large-scale ascent will be weak along this corridor, thunderstorms are expected to form in some areas due to topographical forcing in the central and northern Rockies. More isolated storms will be possible in the lower elevations of the central and northern High Plains. Forecast soundings across the central and northern High Plains have steep low to mid-level lapse rates and sufficient deep-layer shear for a marginal severe threat. Relatively large surface temperature-dewpoint spreads could enhance downdrafts associated with high-based storms. Hail could also accompany the stronger cells, especially further west near the higher terrain. ...Ark-La-Tex... North-northwesterly mid-level flow will be in place across the Ark-La-Tex on Monday. At the surface, a quasi-stationary front is forecast from northeast Texas into Louisiana, where surface dewpoints should be in the lower 70s F. As surface temperatures warm during the day, low-level lapse rates will become steep. This combined with moderate deep-layer shear may support an isolated severe threat. Although there is some uncertainty concerning convective coverage, the forecast environment should be enough for a few marginally severe storms. ..Broyles.. 08/17/2024 Read more

SPC 0730Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0228 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Valid 191200Z - 201200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC INTO NORTH CAROLINA...AND ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms, associated with a marginal severe threat, will be possible on Monday in parts of the Mid-Atlantic, North Carolina, and from the central to the northern High Plains. ...Mid-Atlantic/North Carolina... An upper-level trough will move slowly eastward across the southern and central Appalachians on Monday, as a cold front advances southeastward toward the middle Atlantic Coast. Surface dewpoints across most of the Mid-Atlantic into North Carolina are forecast to be in the 60s F, with 70+ surface dewpoints confined to the immediate Atlantic coast. As surface temperatures warm, a pocket of instability will likely develop near and ahead of the front, and in the post-frontal airmass. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to form within these areas as surface temperatures warm during the day. Although low-level lapse rates will become steep in many areas by afternoon, deep-layer shear is forecast to remain relatively weak. The instability could still be strong enough for a marginal severe threat. Isolated strong to severe wind gusts could occur near and around peak heating. ...Central to Northern High Plains... An upper-level ridge is forecast to move across the Central High Plains and northern Plains on Monday. An axis of instability will likely develop during the day to the west of the ridge, from eastern Colorado northward into eastern Montana and western North Dakota. Although large-scale ascent will be weak along this corridor, thunderstorms are expected to form in some areas due to topographical forcing in the central and northern Rockies. More isolated storms will be possible in the lower elevations of the central and northern High Plains. Forecast soundings across the central and northern High Plains have steep low to mid-level lapse rates and sufficient deep-layer shear for a marginal severe threat. Relatively large surface temperature-dewpoint spreads could enhance downdrafts associated with high-based storms. Hail could also accompany the stronger cells, especially further west near the higher terrain. ...Ark-La-Tex... North-northwesterly mid-level flow will be in place across the Ark-La-Tex on Monday. At the surface, a quasi-stationary front is forecast from northeast Texas into Louisiana, where surface dewpoints should be in the lower 70s F. As surface temperatures warm during the day, low-level lapse rates will become steep. This combined with moderate deep-layer shear may support an isolated severe threat. Although there is some uncertainty concerning convective coverage, the forecast environment should be enough for a few marginally severe storms. ..Broyles.. 08/17/2024 Read more

SPC 0730Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0228 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Valid 191200Z - 201200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC INTO NORTH CAROLINA...AND ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms, associated with a marginal severe threat, will be possible on Monday in parts of the Mid-Atlantic, North Carolina, and from the central to the northern High Plains. ...Mid-Atlantic/North Carolina... An upper-level trough will move slowly eastward across the southern and central Appalachians on Monday, as a cold front advances southeastward toward the middle Atlantic Coast. Surface dewpoints across most of the Mid-Atlantic into North Carolina are forecast to be in the 60s F, with 70+ surface dewpoints confined to the immediate Atlantic coast. As surface temperatures warm, a pocket of instability will likely develop near and ahead of the front, and in the post-frontal airmass. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to form within these areas as surface temperatures warm during the day. Although low-level lapse rates will become steep in many areas by afternoon, deep-layer shear is forecast to remain relatively weak. The instability could still be strong enough for a marginal severe threat. Isolated strong to severe wind gusts could occur near and around peak heating. ...Central to Northern High Plains... An upper-level ridge is forecast to move across the Central High Plains and northern Plains on Monday. An axis of instability will likely develop during the day to the west of the ridge, from eastern Colorado northward into eastern Montana and western North Dakota. Although large-scale ascent will be weak along this corridor, thunderstorms are expected to form in some areas due to topographical forcing in the central and northern Rockies. More isolated storms will be possible in the lower elevations of the central and northern High Plains. Forecast soundings across the central and northern High Plains have steep low to mid-level lapse rates and sufficient deep-layer shear for a marginal severe threat. Relatively large surface temperature-dewpoint spreads could enhance downdrafts associated with high-based storms. Hail could also accompany the stronger cells, especially further west near the higher terrain. ...Ark-La-Tex... North-northwesterly mid-level flow will be in place across the Ark-La-Tex on Monday. At the surface, a quasi-stationary front is forecast from northeast Texas into Louisiana, where surface dewpoints should be in the lower 70s F. As surface temperatures warm during the day, low-level lapse rates will become steep. This combined with moderate deep-layer shear may support an isolated severe threat. Although there is some uncertainty concerning convective coverage, the forecast environment should be enough for a few marginally severe storms. ..Broyles.. 08/17/2024 Read more

SPC 0730Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0228 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Valid 191200Z - 201200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC INTO NORTH CAROLINA...AND ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms, associated with a marginal severe threat, will be possible on Monday in parts of the Mid-Atlantic, North Carolina, and from the central to the northern High Plains. ...Mid-Atlantic/North Carolina... An upper-level trough will move slowly eastward across the southern and central Appalachians on Monday, as a cold front advances southeastward toward the middle Atlantic Coast. Surface dewpoints across most of the Mid-Atlantic into North Carolina are forecast to be in the 60s F, with 70+ surface dewpoints confined to the immediate Atlantic coast. As surface temperatures warm, a pocket of instability will likely develop near and ahead of the front, and in the post-frontal airmass. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to form within these areas as surface temperatures warm during the day. Although low-level lapse rates will become steep in many areas by afternoon, deep-layer shear is forecast to remain relatively weak. The instability could still be strong enough for a marginal severe threat. Isolated strong to severe wind gusts could occur near and around peak heating. ...Central to Northern High Plains... An upper-level ridge is forecast to move across the Central High Plains and northern Plains on Monday. An axis of instability will likely develop during the day to the west of the ridge, from eastern Colorado northward into eastern Montana and western North Dakota. Although large-scale ascent will be weak along this corridor, thunderstorms are expected to form in some areas due to topographical forcing in the central and northern Rockies. More isolated storms will be possible in the lower elevations of the central and northern High Plains. Forecast soundings across the central and northern High Plains have steep low to mid-level lapse rates and sufficient deep-layer shear for a marginal severe threat. Relatively large surface temperature-dewpoint spreads could enhance downdrafts associated with high-based storms. Hail could also accompany the stronger cells, especially further west near the higher terrain. ...Ark-La-Tex... North-northwesterly mid-level flow will be in place across the Ark-La-Tex on Monday. At the surface, a quasi-stationary front is forecast from northeast Texas into Louisiana, where surface dewpoints should be in the lower 70s F. As surface temperatures warm during the day, low-level lapse rates will become steep. This combined with moderate deep-layer shear may support an isolated severe threat. Although there is some uncertainty concerning convective coverage, the forecast environment should be enough for a few marginally severe storms. ..Broyles.. 08/17/2024 Read more

SPC 0730Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0228 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Valid 191200Z - 201200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC INTO NORTH CAROLINA...AND ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms, associated with a marginal severe threat, will be possible on Monday in parts of the Mid-Atlantic, North Carolina, and from the central to the northern High Plains. ...Mid-Atlantic/North Carolina... An upper-level trough will move slowly eastward across the southern and central Appalachians on Monday, as a cold front advances southeastward toward the middle Atlantic Coast. Surface dewpoints across most of the Mid-Atlantic into North Carolina are forecast to be in the 60s F, with 70+ surface dewpoints confined to the immediate Atlantic coast. As surface temperatures warm, a pocket of instability will likely develop near and ahead of the front, and in the post-frontal airmass. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to form within these areas as surface temperatures warm during the day. Although low-level lapse rates will become steep in many areas by afternoon, deep-layer shear is forecast to remain relatively weak. The instability could still be strong enough for a marginal severe threat. Isolated strong to severe wind gusts could occur near and around peak heating. ...Central to Northern High Plains... An upper-level ridge is forecast to move across the Central High Plains and northern Plains on Monday. An axis of instability will likely develop during the day to the west of the ridge, from eastern Colorado northward into eastern Montana and western North Dakota. Although large-scale ascent will be weak along this corridor, thunderstorms are expected to form in some areas due to topographical forcing in the central and northern Rockies. More isolated storms will be possible in the lower elevations of the central and northern High Plains. Forecast soundings across the central and northern High Plains have steep low to mid-level lapse rates and sufficient deep-layer shear for a marginal severe threat. Relatively large surface temperature-dewpoint spreads could enhance downdrafts associated with high-based storms. Hail could also accompany the stronger cells, especially further west near the higher terrain. ...Ark-La-Tex... North-northwesterly mid-level flow will be in place across the Ark-La-Tex on Monday. At the surface, a quasi-stationary front is forecast from northeast Texas into Louisiana, where surface dewpoints should be in the lower 70s F. As surface temperatures warm during the day, low-level lapse rates will become steep. This combined with moderate deep-layer shear may support an isolated severe threat. Although there is some uncertainty concerning convective coverage, the forecast environment should be enough for a few marginally severe storms. ..Broyles.. 08/17/2024 Read more

SPC 0730Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0228 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Valid 191200Z - 201200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC INTO NORTH CAROLINA...AND ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms, associated with a marginal severe threat, will be possible on Monday in parts of the Mid-Atlantic, North Carolina, and from the central to the northern High Plains. ...Mid-Atlantic/North Carolina... An upper-level trough will move slowly eastward across the southern and central Appalachians on Monday, as a cold front advances southeastward toward the middle Atlantic Coast. Surface dewpoints across most of the Mid-Atlantic into North Carolina are forecast to be in the 60s F, with 70+ surface dewpoints confined to the immediate Atlantic coast. As surface temperatures warm, a pocket of instability will likely develop near and ahead of the front, and in the post-frontal airmass. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to form within these areas as surface temperatures warm during the day. Although low-level lapse rates will become steep in many areas by afternoon, deep-layer shear is forecast to remain relatively weak. The instability could still be strong enough for a marginal severe threat. Isolated strong to severe wind gusts could occur near and around peak heating. ...Central to Northern High Plains... An upper-level ridge is forecast to move across the Central High Plains and northern Plains on Monday. An axis of instability will likely develop during the day to the west of the ridge, from eastern Colorado northward into eastern Montana and western North Dakota. Although large-scale ascent will be weak along this corridor, thunderstorms are expected to form in some areas due to topographical forcing in the central and northern Rockies. More isolated storms will be possible in the lower elevations of the central and northern High Plains. Forecast soundings across the central and northern High Plains have steep low to mid-level lapse rates and sufficient deep-layer shear for a marginal severe threat. Relatively large surface temperature-dewpoint spreads could enhance downdrafts associated with high-based storms. Hail could also accompany the stronger cells, especially further west near the higher terrain. ...Ark-La-Tex... North-northwesterly mid-level flow will be in place across the Ark-La-Tex on Monday. At the surface, a quasi-stationary front is forecast from northeast Texas into Louisiana, where surface dewpoints should be in the lower 70s F. As surface temperatures warm during the day, low-level lapse rates will become steep. This combined with moderate deep-layer shear may support an isolated severe threat. Although there is some uncertainty concerning convective coverage, the forecast environment should be enough for a few marginally severe storms. ..Broyles.. 08/17/2024 Read more

MD 1929 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 629... FOR FAR SOUTHEAST KS...NORTHEAST OK...NORTHERN/CENTRAL AR...FAR SOUTHEAST MO/MO BOOTHEEL
Mesoscale Discussion 1929 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0122 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Areas affected...Far Southeast KS...Northeast OK...Northern/Central AR...Far Southeast MO/MO Bootheel Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 629... Valid 170622Z - 170815Z The severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 629 continues. SUMMARY...A few damaging gusts remain possible along the outflow pushing south across central Arkansas. Isolated hail is also possible from northeast Oklahoma into far southeast Kansas, and southeast Missouri into the Missouri Bootheel. DISCUSSION...Surface analysis reveals an extensive outflow boundary extending from northwest OK southwestward into central AR and then back northeastward into northeast AR and southeast MO. Convective cluster responsible for this outflow continues to progress southeastward across northern and central AR, with the outflow now notably ahead of the deep convection. This displacement between the deep convection and the outflow should persist, and perhaps even increase, over the next few hours with the overall intensity/organization of the convective line expected to decrease. Farther northwest, warm-air advection atop the outflow has resulted in more cellular development across northeast OK and southeast KS. Moderate elevated buoyancy (i.e. MUCAPE from around 2000-2500 J/kg) and moderate vertical shear (i.e. effective bulk shear around 30 to 35 kt) is supporting strong to occasionally severe storms within this warm-air advection regime. Overall storm coverage is likely near a maximum now, with isolated hail possible for the next hour or two. Lastly, a few storms have quickly intensified across far southeast MO/MO Bootheel over the past hour, amid modest warm-air advection near the outflow. Buoyancy is less in this region than areas south and west, but bulk shear is slightly stronger. As a result, some isolated hail is possible here for the next hour or two as well. ..Mosier.. 08/17/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...PAH...MEG...LSX...LZK...SGF...SHV...TSA...ICT... LAT...LON 36579611 37869621 37799525 36539366 36389229 37379067 36948942 36268968 34509192 34079313 34339426 35219525 36579611 Read more

SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0153 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Valid 181200Z - 191200Z ...Synopsis... A mid-level trough will continue to meander along the West Coast while upper ridging persists across the central U.S. tomorrow (Sunday). A 500 mb speed max within the upper trough should progress northward toward the Pacific Northwest and International border, with a gradual weakening in isallobaric flow expected to the lee of the Cascades and Sierra. Nonetheless, boundary-layer mixing will promote Elevated dry and breezy conditions in terrain-favoring locations east of the Sierra into the Great Basin by afternoon, where Elevated highlights have been introduced. ..Squitieri.. 08/17/2024 ...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 0153 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Valid 181200Z - 191200Z ...Synopsis... A mid-level trough will continue to meander along the West Coast while upper ridging persists across the central U.S. tomorrow (Sunday). A 500 mb speed max within the upper trough should progress northward toward the Pacific Northwest and International border, with a gradual weakening in isallobaric flow expected to the lee of the Cascades and Sierra. Nonetheless, boundary-layer mixing will promote Elevated dry and breezy conditions in terrain-favoring locations east of the Sierra into the Great Basin by afternoon, where Elevated highlights have been introduced. ..Squitieri.. 08/17/2024 ...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 0153 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Valid 181200Z - 191200Z ...Synopsis... A mid-level trough will continue to meander along the West Coast while upper ridging persists across the central U.S. tomorrow (Sunday). A 500 mb speed max within the upper trough should progress northward toward the Pacific Northwest and International border, with a gradual weakening in isallobaric flow expected to the lee of the Cascades and Sierra. Nonetheless, boundary-layer mixing will promote Elevated dry and breezy conditions in terrain-favoring locations east of the Sierra into the Great Basin by afternoon, where Elevated highlights have been introduced. ..Squitieri.. 08/17/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more