026  
ACUS01 KWNS 191601  
SWODY1  
SPC AC 191559  
 
DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1059 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2026  
 
VALID 191630Z - 201200Z  
   
..NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST
 
 
   
..SUMMARY
 
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT FORECAST TODAY.  
   
..SYNOPSIS
 
 
A SHORTWAVE TROUGH CURRENTLY APPROACHING BAJA CALIFORNIA WILL  
PROVIDE INCREASING LARGE-SCALE FORCING FOR ASCENT OVER MEXICO AND  
SOUTH/WEST TX TODAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH THE PERIOD.  
 
OTHER ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF A  
FRONTAL BAND AFFECTING NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN NC, BENEATH COLD AIR  
ALOFT IN THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION, AND OVER SOUTH FL. IN ALL OF  
THESE AREAS, WEAK INSTABILITY AND/OR LIMITED VERTICAL SHEAR WILL  
PRECLUDE A RISK OF ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS.  
 
..HART/BUNTING.. 04/19/2026  
 

 
 
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