341  
ACUS01 KWNS 190046  
SWODY1  
SPC AC 190044  
 
DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0744 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026  
 
VALID 190100Z - 191200Z  
   
..NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST
 
 
   
..SUMMARY
 
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT FORECAST ACROSS THE U.S. THROUGH  
TONIGHT.  
   
..DISCUSSION
 
 
AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE WILL MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN  
APPALACHIANS TONIGHT, AS SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AT MID-LEVELS REMAINS IN  
PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL U.S. AT THE SURFACE, A  
LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED FROM THE GULF  
COAST STATES TO THE NORTHEAST. AS A RESULT, DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS  
WILL REMAIN OVER MUCH OF THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS  
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTH FLORIDA AND IN PARTS OF THE DESERT  
SOUTHWEST, BUT NO SEVERE THREAT IS FORECAST THIS EVENING THROUGH  
TONIGHT.  
 
..BROYLES.. 10/19/2026  
 

 
 
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