Severe Storms

SPC 1630Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1130 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 Valid 241630Z - 251200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN/CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS...AND PORTIONS OF NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA... ...SUMMARY... A few severe thunderstorms should develop this afternoon and evening across the southern/central High Plains spanning from eastern Colorado into western Oklahoma. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are also possible across portions of Pennsylvania and New York. ...Southern/Central High Plains... Elevated thunderstorms are ongoing late this morning across parts of western/southern KS in a northwesterly mid-level flow regime. This activity has generally remained sub-severe, but the stronger cores could be capable of producing occasional hail as they track southeastward this afternoon given the presence of sufficient MUCAPE and deep-layer shear. Modestly enhanced mid-level flow is expected to remain over parts of the central into southern Plains today, generally from eastern WY/CO into western KS/OK and vicinity, between a mid/upper-level anticyclone over the Southwest and mid/upper-level troughing across the Upper Midwest. A surface front extends from northern CO into western KS. This boundary, along with outflow from ongoing convection, may serve as foci for robust thunderstorm development later today. There is still a fair amount of uncertainty regarding convective development and evolution this afternoon/evening across the southern/central High Plains given weak forcing aloft. Modest low-level upslope flow and orographic effects should encourage at least isolated thunderstorms to initially develop over the higher terrain of the central Rockies/Front Range, and subsequently spread southeastward into the High Plains through the evening. The front/outflow boundary draped from northeast CO into southwest KS could also serve as a forcing mechanism to aid parcels in reaching their LFCs. The environment along/south of the front should become moderately unstable with continued daytime heating, with greater low-level moisture present across western KS into the OK/TX Panhandles and western OK. Modest low-level southeasterlies should persist through much of the afternoon/evening along and near the front, which should locally enhance 0-1 km SRH. It appears possible that a supercell or two could develop near the front later today and track south-southeastward in a favorable northwesterly mid-level flow regime. Isolated large hail would probably be the main threat if a supercell can be sustained, with perhaps a tornado also possible where low-level flow can remain backed to southeasterly near the front. Some guidance suggests a cluster or two may eventually emerge this evening across eastern CO and/or southwest KS, but this potential remains highly uncertain. Mesoscale trends will be monitored for a zone of more focused severe potential and possible outlook upgrade. ...New York/Pennsylvania... An amplified upper trough/low over Ontario and extending southward into the Great Lakes/Midwest is forecast to gradually shift eastward today. A related surface cold front will also advance east-southeastward through the period across parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic/OH Valley. Filtered daytime heating of a modestly moist low-level airmass ahead of the front will promote weak to locally moderate instability this afternoon, especially across parts of PA/NY. Current expectations are for thunderstorms to develop along/near the front through the afternoon across western PA/NY. While mid-level lapse rates are forecast to remain poor, which will likely limit updraft strength, sufficient deep-layer shear should be present to support some thunderstorm organization. Loosely organized clusters/cells may pose an isolated threat for damaging winds and perhaps marginally severe hail as they spread eastward across central PA and central/northern NY through early evening. This activity should weaken with eastward extent as it encounters a less unstable airmass. ..Gleason/Moore.. 08/24/2025 Read more

SPC 1630Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1130 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 Valid 241630Z - 251200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN/CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS...AND PORTIONS OF NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA... ...SUMMARY... A few severe thunderstorms should develop this afternoon and evening across the southern/central High Plains spanning from eastern Colorado into western Oklahoma. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are also possible across portions of Pennsylvania and New York. ...Southern/Central High Plains... Elevated thunderstorms are ongoing late this morning across parts of western/southern KS in a northwesterly mid-level flow regime. This activity has generally remained sub-severe, but the stronger cores could be capable of producing occasional hail as they track southeastward this afternoon given the presence of sufficient MUCAPE and deep-layer shear. Modestly enhanced mid-level flow is expected to remain over parts of the central into southern Plains today, generally from eastern WY/CO into western KS/OK and vicinity, between a mid/upper-level anticyclone over the Southwest and mid/upper-level troughing across the Upper Midwest. A surface front extends from northern CO into western KS. This boundary, along with outflow from ongoing convection, may serve as foci for robust thunderstorm development later today. There is still a fair amount of uncertainty regarding convective development and evolution this afternoon/evening across the southern/central High Plains given weak forcing aloft. Modest low-level upslope flow and orographic effects should encourage at least isolated thunderstorms to initially develop over the higher terrain of the central Rockies/Front Range, and subsequently spread southeastward into the High Plains through the evening. The front/outflow boundary draped from northeast CO into southwest KS could also serve as a forcing mechanism to aid parcels in reaching their LFCs. The environment along/south of the front should become moderately unstable with continued daytime heating, with greater low-level moisture present across western KS into the OK/TX Panhandles and western OK. Modest low-level southeasterlies should persist through much of the afternoon/evening along and near the front, which should locally enhance 0-1 km SRH. It appears possible that a supercell or two could develop near the front later today and track south-southeastward in a favorable northwesterly mid-level flow regime. Isolated large hail would probably be the main threat if a supercell can be sustained, with perhaps a tornado also possible where low-level flow can remain backed to southeasterly near the front. Some guidance suggests a cluster or two may eventually emerge this evening across eastern CO and/or southwest KS, but this potential remains highly uncertain. Mesoscale trends will be monitored for a zone of more focused severe potential and possible outlook upgrade. ...New York/Pennsylvania... An amplified upper trough/low over Ontario and extending southward into the Great Lakes/Midwest is forecast to gradually shift eastward today. A related surface cold front will also advance east-southeastward through the period across parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic/OH Valley. Filtered daytime heating of a modestly moist low-level airmass ahead of the front will promote weak to locally moderate instability this afternoon, especially across parts of PA/NY. Current expectations are for thunderstorms to develop along/near the front through the afternoon across western PA/NY. While mid-level lapse rates are forecast to remain poor, which will likely limit updraft strength, sufficient deep-layer shear should be present to support some thunderstorm organization. Loosely organized clusters/cells may pose an isolated threat for damaging winds and perhaps marginally severe hail as they spread eastward across central PA and central/northern NY through early evening. This activity should weaken with eastward extent as it encounters a less unstable airmass. ..Gleason/Moore.. 08/24/2025 Read more

SPC 1630Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1130 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 Valid 241630Z - 251200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN/CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS...AND PORTIONS OF NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA... ...SUMMARY... A few severe thunderstorms should develop this afternoon and evening across the southern/central High Plains spanning from eastern Colorado into western Oklahoma. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are also possible across portions of Pennsylvania and New York. ...Southern/Central High Plains... Elevated thunderstorms are ongoing late this morning across parts of western/southern KS in a northwesterly mid-level flow regime. This activity has generally remained sub-severe, but the stronger cores could be capable of producing occasional hail as they track southeastward this afternoon given the presence of sufficient MUCAPE and deep-layer shear. Modestly enhanced mid-level flow is expected to remain over parts of the central into southern Plains today, generally from eastern WY/CO into western KS/OK and vicinity, between a mid/upper-level anticyclone over the Southwest and mid/upper-level troughing across the Upper Midwest. A surface front extends from northern CO into western KS. This boundary, along with outflow from ongoing convection, may serve as foci for robust thunderstorm development later today. There is still a fair amount of uncertainty regarding convective development and evolution this afternoon/evening across the southern/central High Plains given weak forcing aloft. Modest low-level upslope flow and orographic effects should encourage at least isolated thunderstorms to initially develop over the higher terrain of the central Rockies/Front Range, and subsequently spread southeastward into the High Plains through the evening. The front/outflow boundary draped from northeast CO into southwest KS could also serve as a forcing mechanism to aid parcels in reaching their LFCs. The environment along/south of the front should become moderately unstable with continued daytime heating, with greater low-level moisture present across western KS into the OK/TX Panhandles and western OK. Modest low-level southeasterlies should persist through much of the afternoon/evening along and near the front, which should locally enhance 0-1 km SRH. It appears possible that a supercell or two could develop near the front later today and track south-southeastward in a favorable northwesterly mid-level flow regime. Isolated large hail would probably be the main threat if a supercell can be sustained, with perhaps a tornado also possible where low-level flow can remain backed to southeasterly near the front. Some guidance suggests a cluster or two may eventually emerge this evening across eastern CO and/or southwest KS, but this potential remains highly uncertain. Mesoscale trends will be monitored for a zone of more focused severe potential and possible outlook upgrade. ...New York/Pennsylvania... An amplified upper trough/low over Ontario and extending southward into the Great Lakes/Midwest is forecast to gradually shift eastward today. A related surface cold front will also advance east-southeastward through the period across parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic/OH Valley. Filtered daytime heating of a modestly moist low-level airmass ahead of the front will promote weak to locally moderate instability this afternoon, especially across parts of PA/NY. Current expectations are for thunderstorms to develop along/near the front through the afternoon across western PA/NY. While mid-level lapse rates are forecast to remain poor, which will likely limit updraft strength, sufficient deep-layer shear should be present to support some thunderstorm organization. Loosely organized clusters/cells may pose an isolated threat for damaging winds and perhaps marginally severe hail as they spread eastward across central PA and central/northern NY through early evening. This activity should weaken with eastward extent as it encounters a less unstable airmass. ..Gleason/Moore.. 08/24/2025 Read more

SPC 1630Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1130 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 Valid 241630Z - 251200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN/CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS...AND PORTIONS OF NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA... ...SUMMARY... A few severe thunderstorms should develop this afternoon and evening across the southern/central High Plains spanning from eastern Colorado into western Oklahoma. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are also possible across portions of Pennsylvania and New York. ...Southern/Central High Plains... Elevated thunderstorms are ongoing late this morning across parts of western/southern KS in a northwesterly mid-level flow regime. This activity has generally remained sub-severe, but the stronger cores could be capable of producing occasional hail as they track southeastward this afternoon given the presence of sufficient MUCAPE and deep-layer shear. Modestly enhanced mid-level flow is expected to remain over parts of the central into southern Plains today, generally from eastern WY/CO into western KS/OK and vicinity, between a mid/upper-level anticyclone over the Southwest and mid/upper-level troughing across the Upper Midwest. A surface front extends from northern CO into western KS. This boundary, along with outflow from ongoing convection, may serve as foci for robust thunderstorm development later today. There is still a fair amount of uncertainty regarding convective development and evolution this afternoon/evening across the southern/central High Plains given weak forcing aloft. Modest low-level upslope flow and orographic effects should encourage at least isolated thunderstorms to initially develop over the higher terrain of the central Rockies/Front Range, and subsequently spread southeastward into the High Plains through the evening. The front/outflow boundary draped from northeast CO into southwest KS could also serve as a forcing mechanism to aid parcels in reaching their LFCs. The environment along/south of the front should become moderately unstable with continued daytime heating, with greater low-level moisture present across western KS into the OK/TX Panhandles and western OK. Modest low-level southeasterlies should persist through much of the afternoon/evening along and near the front, which should locally enhance 0-1 km SRH. It appears possible that a supercell or two could develop near the front later today and track south-southeastward in a favorable northwesterly mid-level flow regime. Isolated large hail would probably be the main threat if a supercell can be sustained, with perhaps a tornado also possible where low-level flow can remain backed to southeasterly near the front. Some guidance suggests a cluster or two may eventually emerge this evening across eastern CO and/or southwest KS, but this potential remains highly uncertain. Mesoscale trends will be monitored for a zone of more focused severe potential and possible outlook upgrade. ...New York/Pennsylvania... An amplified upper trough/low over Ontario and extending southward into the Great Lakes/Midwest is forecast to gradually shift eastward today. A related surface cold front will also advance east-southeastward through the period across parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic/OH Valley. Filtered daytime heating of a modestly moist low-level airmass ahead of the front will promote weak to locally moderate instability this afternoon, especially across parts of PA/NY. Current expectations are for thunderstorms to develop along/near the front through the afternoon across western PA/NY. While mid-level lapse rates are forecast to remain poor, which will likely limit updraft strength, sufficient deep-layer shear should be present to support some thunderstorm organization. Loosely organized clusters/cells may pose an isolated threat for damaging winds and perhaps marginally severe hail as they spread eastward across central PA and central/northern NY through early evening. This activity should weaken with eastward extent as it encounters a less unstable airmass. ..Gleason/Moore.. 08/24/2025 Read more

SPC 0730Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook RESENT 1 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0816 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 Valid 261200Z - 271200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... A severe threat is not expected to develop across the continental U.S. on Tuesday or Tuesday night. ...DISCUSSION... At mid-levels, a large-scale trough will remain over the eastern U.S., as northwest flow continues over much of the central U.S. and a ridge remains over the Rockies. At the surface, a large area of high pressure will remain anchored over central and eastern U.S. Along the southern and western periphery of this post-frontal airmass, isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible from the Rockies into the southern Plains and Gulf Coast states. No severe threat is expected across the continental United States Tuesday or Tuesday night. ..Broyles.. 08/24/2025 Read more

SPC 0730Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook RESENT 1 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0816 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 Valid 261200Z - 271200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... A severe threat is not expected to develop across the continental U.S. on Tuesday or Tuesday night. ...DISCUSSION... At mid-levels, a large-scale trough will remain over the eastern U.S., as northwest flow continues over much of the central U.S. and a ridge remains over the Rockies. At the surface, a large area of high pressure will remain anchored over central and eastern U.S. Along the southern and western periphery of this post-frontal airmass, isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible from the Rockies into the southern Plains and Gulf Coast states. No severe threat is expected across the continental United States Tuesday or Tuesday night. ..Broyles.. 08/24/2025 Read more

SPC 0730Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook RESENT 1 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0816 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 Valid 261200Z - 271200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... A severe threat is not expected to develop across the continental U.S. on Tuesday or Tuesday night. ...DISCUSSION... At mid-levels, a large-scale trough will remain over the eastern U.S., as northwest flow continues over much of the central U.S. and a ridge remains over the Rockies. At the surface, a large area of high pressure will remain anchored over central and eastern U.S. Along the southern and western periphery of this post-frontal airmass, isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible from the Rockies into the southern Plains and Gulf Coast states. No severe threat is expected across the continental United States Tuesday or Tuesday night. ..Broyles.. 08/24/2025 Read more

SPC 0730Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook RESENT 1 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0816 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 Valid 261200Z - 271200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... A severe threat is not expected to develop across the continental U.S. on Tuesday or Tuesday night. ...DISCUSSION... At mid-levels, a large-scale trough will remain over the eastern U.S., as northwest flow continues over much of the central U.S. and a ridge remains over the Rockies. At the surface, a large area of high pressure will remain anchored over central and eastern U.S. Along the southern and western periphery of this post-frontal airmass, isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible from the Rockies into the southern Plains and Gulf Coast states. No severe threat is expected across the continental United States Tuesday or Tuesday night. ..Broyles.. 08/24/2025 Read more

SPC 1300Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook CORR 1 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0810 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 Valid 241300Z - 251200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SOUTH-CENTRAL PLAINS AND NORTHEAST... CORRECTED FOR GRAPHICS ...SUMMARY... A few severe storms are expected this afternoon and evening across the south-central High Plains spanning eastern Colorado into western Oklahoma. Scattered strong to severe storms are also possible across portions of Pennsylvania and New York. ...South-central High Plains.. Within an amplified upper flow regime, a moderately strong belt of northwesterly winds aloft will exist over the region, with one or more low-amplitude ridge-peripheral disturbances expected to pivot eastward later today over the central Rockies. A pronounced surface anticyclone will settle into the northern Plains, forcing the leading edge of more continental air into the southern Plains by the end of the period. A corridor of low-level warm advection will become established from southern Wyoming into western Oklahoma coincident with the northwest/southeast-oriented front. Widely scattered generally non-severe elevated storms will probably persist this morning across western Kansas, with some potential that the storms may help focus some renewed/increasing convective potential later today from southwest Kansas into western Oklahoma/eastern Texas Panhandle. Aided by increasing low-level upslope flow, other potentially severe storms are expected to develop across the Colorado Front Range vicinity by late afternoon and drift southeastward through early/mid-evening. A couple of supercells will initially be possible, before storms tend to cluster by evening. Large hail and damaging winds are the primary concerns regionally, although current thinking is that overall potential should remain relatively isolated. ...Northeast including New York/Pennsylvania... A prominent upper-level trough over Ontario/Quebec and Great Lakes will shift eastward today. An associated surface front is forecast to advance into western portions of New York/Pennsylvania by early afternoon. Modest boundary-layer heating is expected to aid destabilization ahead of the front and convective temperatures should be breached by around 20-21z; although, deep-layer lapse rates are not expected to be particularly steep (0-6 km values around 6.5 C/km). These storms could generate locally strong winds, and perhaps some hail, with the main risk from mid-afternoon into early evening. ..Guyer/Kerr.. 08/24/2025 Read more

SPC 1300Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook CORR 1 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0810 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 Valid 241300Z - 251200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SOUTH-CENTRAL PLAINS AND NORTHEAST... CORRECTED FOR GRAPHICS ...SUMMARY... A few severe storms are expected this afternoon and evening across the south-central High Plains spanning eastern Colorado into western Oklahoma. Scattered strong to severe storms are also possible across portions of Pennsylvania and New York. ...South-central High Plains.. Within an amplified upper flow regime, a moderately strong belt of northwesterly winds aloft will exist over the region, with one or more low-amplitude ridge-peripheral disturbances expected to pivot eastward later today over the central Rockies. A pronounced surface anticyclone will settle into the northern Plains, forcing the leading edge of more continental air into the southern Plains by the end of the period. A corridor of low-level warm advection will become established from southern Wyoming into western Oklahoma coincident with the northwest/southeast-oriented front. Widely scattered generally non-severe elevated storms will probably persist this morning across western Kansas, with some potential that the storms may help focus some renewed/increasing convective potential later today from southwest Kansas into western Oklahoma/eastern Texas Panhandle. Aided by increasing low-level upslope flow, other potentially severe storms are expected to develop across the Colorado Front Range vicinity by late afternoon and drift southeastward through early/mid-evening. A couple of supercells will initially be possible, before storms tend to cluster by evening. Large hail and damaging winds are the primary concerns regionally, although current thinking is that overall potential should remain relatively isolated. ...Northeast including New York/Pennsylvania... A prominent upper-level trough over Ontario/Quebec and Great Lakes will shift eastward today. An associated surface front is forecast to advance into western portions of New York/Pennsylvania by early afternoon. Modest boundary-layer heating is expected to aid destabilization ahead of the front and convective temperatures should be breached by around 20-21z; although, deep-layer lapse rates are not expected to be particularly steep (0-6 km values around 6.5 C/km). These storms could generate locally strong winds, and perhaps some hail, with the main risk from mid-afternoon into early evening. ..Guyer/Kerr.. 08/24/2025 Read more

SPC 1300Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook CORR 1 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0810 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 Valid 241300Z - 251200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SOUTH-CENTRAL PLAINS AND NORTHEAST... CORRECTED FOR GRAPHICS ...SUMMARY... A few severe storms are expected this afternoon and evening across the south-central High Plains spanning eastern Colorado into western Oklahoma. Scattered strong to severe storms are also possible across portions of Pennsylvania and New York. ...South-central High Plains.. Within an amplified upper flow regime, a moderately strong belt of northwesterly winds aloft will exist over the region, with one or more low-amplitude ridge-peripheral disturbances expected to pivot eastward later today over the central Rockies. A pronounced surface anticyclone will settle into the northern Plains, forcing the leading edge of more continental air into the southern Plains by the end of the period. A corridor of low-level warm advection will become established from southern Wyoming into western Oklahoma coincident with the northwest/southeast-oriented front. Widely scattered generally non-severe elevated storms will probably persist this morning across western Kansas, with some potential that the storms may help focus some renewed/increasing convective potential later today from southwest Kansas into western Oklahoma/eastern Texas Panhandle. Aided by increasing low-level upslope flow, other potentially severe storms are expected to develop across the Colorado Front Range vicinity by late afternoon and drift southeastward through early/mid-evening. A couple of supercells will initially be possible, before storms tend to cluster by evening. Large hail and damaging winds are the primary concerns regionally, although current thinking is that overall potential should remain relatively isolated. ...Northeast including New York/Pennsylvania... A prominent upper-level trough over Ontario/Quebec and Great Lakes will shift eastward today. An associated surface front is forecast to advance into western portions of New York/Pennsylvania by early afternoon. Modest boundary-layer heating is expected to aid destabilization ahead of the front and convective temperatures should be breached by around 20-21z; although, deep-layer lapse rates are not expected to be particularly steep (0-6 km values around 6.5 C/km). These storms could generate locally strong winds, and perhaps some hail, with the main risk from mid-afternoon into early evening. ..Guyer/Kerr.. 08/24/2025 Read more

SPC 1300Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook CORR 1 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0810 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 Valid 241300Z - 251200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SOUTH-CENTRAL PLAINS AND NORTHEAST... CORRECTED FOR GRAPHICS ...SUMMARY... A few severe storms are expected this afternoon and evening across the south-central High Plains spanning eastern Colorado into western Oklahoma. Scattered strong to severe storms are also possible across portions of Pennsylvania and New York. ...South-central High Plains.. Within an amplified upper flow regime, a moderately strong belt of northwesterly winds aloft will exist over the region, with one or more low-amplitude ridge-peripheral disturbances expected to pivot eastward later today over the central Rockies. A pronounced surface anticyclone will settle into the northern Plains, forcing the leading edge of more continental air into the southern Plains by the end of the period. A corridor of low-level warm advection will become established from southern Wyoming into western Oklahoma coincident with the northwest/southeast-oriented front. Widely scattered generally non-severe elevated storms will probably persist this morning across western Kansas, with some potential that the storms may help focus some renewed/increasing convective potential later today from southwest Kansas into western Oklahoma/eastern Texas Panhandle. Aided by increasing low-level upslope flow, other potentially severe storms are expected to develop across the Colorado Front Range vicinity by late afternoon and drift southeastward through early/mid-evening. A couple of supercells will initially be possible, before storms tend to cluster by evening. Large hail and damaging winds are the primary concerns regionally, although current thinking is that overall potential should remain relatively isolated. ...Northeast including New York/Pennsylvania... A prominent upper-level trough over Ontario/Quebec and Great Lakes will shift eastward today. An associated surface front is forecast to advance into western portions of New York/Pennsylvania by early afternoon. Modest boundary-layer heating is expected to aid destabilization ahead of the front and convective temperatures should be breached by around 20-21z; although, deep-layer lapse rates are not expected to be particularly steep (0-6 km values around 6.5 C/km). These storms could generate locally strong winds, and perhaps some hail, with the main risk from mid-afternoon into early evening. ..Guyer/Kerr.. 08/24/2025 Read more

SPC 1300Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook CORR 1 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0810 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 Valid 241300Z - 251200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SOUTH-CENTRAL PLAINS AND NORTHEAST... CORRECTED FOR GRAPHICS ...SUMMARY... A few severe storms are expected this afternoon and evening across the south-central High Plains spanning eastern Colorado into western Oklahoma. Scattered strong to severe storms are also possible across portions of Pennsylvania and New York. ...South-central High Plains.. Within an amplified upper flow regime, a moderately strong belt of northwesterly winds aloft will exist over the region, with one or more low-amplitude ridge-peripheral disturbances expected to pivot eastward later today over the central Rockies. A pronounced surface anticyclone will settle into the northern Plains, forcing the leading edge of more continental air into the southern Plains by the end of the period. A corridor of low-level warm advection will become established from southern Wyoming into western Oklahoma coincident with the northwest/southeast-oriented front. Widely scattered generally non-severe elevated storms will probably persist this morning across western Kansas, with some potential that the storms may help focus some renewed/increasing convective potential later today from southwest Kansas into western Oklahoma/eastern Texas Panhandle. Aided by increasing low-level upslope flow, other potentially severe storms are expected to develop across the Colorado Front Range vicinity by late afternoon and drift southeastward through early/mid-evening. A couple of supercells will initially be possible, before storms tend to cluster by evening. Large hail and damaging winds are the primary concerns regionally, although current thinking is that overall potential should remain relatively isolated. ...Northeast including New York/Pennsylvania... A prominent upper-level trough over Ontario/Quebec and Great Lakes will shift eastward today. An associated surface front is forecast to advance into western portions of New York/Pennsylvania by early afternoon. Modest boundary-layer heating is expected to aid destabilization ahead of the front and convective temperatures should be breached by around 20-21z; although, deep-layer lapse rates are not expected to be particularly steep (0-6 km values around 6.5 C/km). These storms could generate locally strong winds, and perhaps some hail, with the main risk from mid-afternoon into early evening. ..Guyer/Kerr.. 08/24/2025 Read more

Day 4-8 Outlook
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0338 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 Valid 271200Z - 011200Z ...DISCUSSION... ...Wednesday/Day 4 to Friday/Day 6... On Wednesday, a large-scale cyclonic flow pattern is forecast to remain over the north-central and northeastern U.S., as a mid-level ridge remains over the southern and central Rockies. Low-level moisture return is forecast over the southern and central Plains, where an axis of instability should set up from west Texas into eastern Colorado by afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms may develop from near the instability axis eastward across Kansas from late afternoon into the evening. Weak instability should keep any severe potential localized. On Thursday, an axis of moderate instability is forecast to develop by afternoon across east Texas and eastern Oklahoma. As a mid-level shortwave trough moves southeastward across the region, isolated scattered thunderstorms will be possible over much eastern Oklahoma extending eastward into the Ozarks. Instability and deep-layer shear should be enough for a marginal severe threat in these areas. This potential is forecast to shift southward into southeast Texas on Friday, as a cold front advances toward the Gulf Coast. ...Saturday/Day 7 and Sunday/Day 8... On Saturday and Sunday, a mid-level ridge is forecast over the western U.S., as northwesterly flow remains over much of the central and eastern U.S. An axis of instability may develop over parts of the southern and central High Plains each afternoon, where isolated thunderstorms will be possible. Any severe threat associated with the storms is expected to be localized. Read more

Day 4-8 Outlook
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0338 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 Valid 271200Z - 011200Z ...DISCUSSION... ...Wednesday/Day 4 to Friday/Day 6... On Wednesday, a large-scale cyclonic flow pattern is forecast to remain over the north-central and northeastern U.S., as a mid-level ridge remains over the southern and central Rockies. Low-level moisture return is forecast over the southern and central Plains, where an axis of instability should set up from west Texas into eastern Colorado by afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms may develop from near the instability axis eastward across Kansas from late afternoon into the evening. Weak instability should keep any severe potential localized. On Thursday, an axis of moderate instability is forecast to develop by afternoon across east Texas and eastern Oklahoma. As a mid-level shortwave trough moves southeastward across the region, isolated scattered thunderstorms will be possible over much eastern Oklahoma extending eastward into the Ozarks. Instability and deep-layer shear should be enough for a marginal severe threat in these areas. This potential is forecast to shift southward into southeast Texas on Friday, as a cold front advances toward the Gulf Coast. ...Saturday/Day 7 and Sunday/Day 8... On Saturday and Sunday, a mid-level ridge is forecast over the western U.S., as northwesterly flow remains over much of the central and eastern U.S. An axis of instability may develop over parts of the southern and central High Plains each afternoon, where isolated thunderstorms will be possible. Any severe threat associated with the storms is expected to be localized. Read more

Day 4-8 Outlook
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0338 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 Valid 271200Z - 011200Z ...DISCUSSION... ...Wednesday/Day 4 to Friday/Day 6... On Wednesday, a large-scale cyclonic flow pattern is forecast to remain over the north-central and northeastern U.S., as a mid-level ridge remains over the southern and central Rockies. Low-level moisture return is forecast over the southern and central Plains, where an axis of instability should set up from west Texas into eastern Colorado by afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms may develop from near the instability axis eastward across Kansas from late afternoon into the evening. Weak instability should keep any severe potential localized. On Thursday, an axis of moderate instability is forecast to develop by afternoon across east Texas and eastern Oklahoma. As a mid-level shortwave trough moves southeastward across the region, isolated scattered thunderstorms will be possible over much eastern Oklahoma extending eastward into the Ozarks. Instability and deep-layer shear should be enough for a marginal severe threat in these areas. This potential is forecast to shift southward into southeast Texas on Friday, as a cold front advances toward the Gulf Coast. ...Saturday/Day 7 and Sunday/Day 8... On Saturday and Sunday, a mid-level ridge is forecast over the western U.S., as northwesterly flow remains over much of the central and eastern U.S. An axis of instability may develop over parts of the southern and central High Plains each afternoon, where isolated thunderstorms will be possible. Any severe threat associated with the storms is expected to be localized. Read more

Day 4-8 Outlook
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0338 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 Valid 271200Z - 011200Z ...DISCUSSION... ...Wednesday/Day 4 to Friday/Day 6... On Wednesday, a large-scale cyclonic flow pattern is forecast to remain over the north-central and northeastern U.S., as a mid-level ridge remains over the southern and central Rockies. Low-level moisture return is forecast over the southern and central Plains, where an axis of instability should set up from west Texas into eastern Colorado by afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms may develop from near the instability axis eastward across Kansas from late afternoon into the evening. Weak instability should keep any severe potential localized. On Thursday, an axis of moderate instability is forecast to develop by afternoon across east Texas and eastern Oklahoma. As a mid-level shortwave trough moves southeastward across the region, isolated scattered thunderstorms will be possible over much eastern Oklahoma extending eastward into the Ozarks. Instability and deep-layer shear should be enough for a marginal severe threat in these areas. This potential is forecast to shift southward into southeast Texas on Friday, as a cold front advances toward the Gulf Coast. ...Saturday/Day 7 and Sunday/Day 8... On Saturday and Sunday, a mid-level ridge is forecast over the western U.S., as northwesterly flow remains over much of the central and eastern U.S. An axis of instability may develop over parts of the southern and central High Plains each afternoon, where isolated thunderstorms will be possible. Any severe threat associated with the storms is expected to be localized. Read more

Day 4-8 Outlook
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0338 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 Valid 271200Z - 011200Z ...DISCUSSION... ...Wednesday/Day 4 to Friday/Day 6... On Wednesday, a large-scale cyclonic flow pattern is forecast to remain over the north-central and northeastern U.S., as a mid-level ridge remains over the southern and central Rockies. Low-level moisture return is forecast over the southern and central Plains, where an axis of instability should set up from west Texas into eastern Colorado by afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms may develop from near the instability axis eastward across Kansas from late afternoon into the evening. Weak instability should keep any severe potential localized. On Thursday, an axis of moderate instability is forecast to develop by afternoon across east Texas and eastern Oklahoma. As a mid-level shortwave trough moves southeastward across the region, isolated scattered thunderstorms will be possible over much eastern Oklahoma extending eastward into the Ozarks. Instability and deep-layer shear should be enough for a marginal severe threat in these areas. This potential is forecast to shift southward into southeast Texas on Friday, as a cold front advances toward the Gulf Coast. ...Saturday/Day 7 and Sunday/Day 8... On Saturday and Sunday, a mid-level ridge is forecast over the western U.S., as northwesterly flow remains over much of the central and eastern U.S. An axis of instability may develop over parts of the southern and central High Plains each afternoon, where isolated thunderstorms will be possible. Any severe threat associated with the storms is expected to be localized. Read more

SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0154 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 Valid 251200Z - 261200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... ...Synopsis... Along the western periphery of an amplified large-scale ridge extending from the Southwest/southern Rockies to the Northwest, several midlevel disturbances will advance northward across parts of the Great Basin/Sierra into the Northwest. Given well-established monsoonal moisture across the region, scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected. While a mix of wet/dry thunderstorms are possible (especially over parts of the Sierra into the Northwest), generally 1.0+ inch PW and slow storm motions should favor mostly wet storms capable of producing measurable rainfall. Nevertheless, isolated lightning-induced ignitions will still be possible on the peripheries of rain cores where fuels are receptive. ..Weinman.. 08/24/2025 ...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 0154 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025 Valid 251200Z - 261200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... ...Synopsis... Along the western periphery of an amplified large-scale ridge extending from the Southwest/southern Rockies to the Northwest, several midlevel disturbances will advance northward across parts of the Great Basin/Sierra into the Northwest. Given well-established monsoonal moisture across the region, scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected. While a mix of wet/dry thunderstorms are possible (especially over parts of the Sierra into the Northwest), generally 1.0+ inch PW and slow storm motions should favor mostly wet storms capable of producing measurable rainfall. Nevertheless, isolated lightning-induced ignitions will still be possible on the peripheries of rain cores where fuels are receptive. ..Weinman.. 08/24/2025 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more