971  
ACUS01 KWNS 180553  
SWODY1  
SPC AC 180551  
 
DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1251 AM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026  
 
VALID 181200Z - 191200Z  
   
..NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST
 
 
   
..SUMMARY
 
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT FORECAST IN THE U.S. TODAY OR TONIGHT.  
   
..DISCUSSION
 
 
A MID-LEVEL ANTICYCLONIC FLOW PATTERN, AND AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE  
HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY OVER THE CENTRAL AND  
EASTERN U.S. DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE OVER MUCH OF  
THE NATION, AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE UNLIKELY. THE EXCEPTIONS WILL  
BE OVER SOUTH FLORIDA AND IN THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WHERE SCATTERED  
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM TODAY INTO TONIGHT. NO SEVERE  
THREAT IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL U.S. THROUGH DAYBREAK ON  
MONDAY.  
 
..BROYLES/CHALMERS.. 10/18/2026  
 

 
 
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