080  
ACUS48 KWNS 140900  
SWOD48  
SPC AC 140859  
 
DAY 4-8 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0359 AM CDT SAT JUN 14 2025  
 
VALID 171200Z - 221200Z  
   
..DISCUSSION  
   
..TUESDAY/DAY 4 AND WEDNESDAY/DAY 5  
 
A MID-LEVEL TROUGH IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE HIGH PLAINS ON  
TUESDAY, AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS.  
AHEAD OF THE FRONT, A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS IS FORECAST BY  
AFTERNOON FROM KANSAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA INTO NORTHERN  
MISSOURI. AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM DURING THE DAY, THUNDERSTORM  
DEVELOPMENT WILL LIKELY TAKE PLACE ALONG PARTS OF THE FRONT.  
MODERATE DEEP-LAYER SHEAR IS FORECAST ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION,  
SUGGESTING THAT STORMS SHOULD BECOME ORGANIZED. SUPERCELLS AND SHORT  
INTENSE LINE SEGMENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE, WITH LARGE HAIL AND WIND  
DAMAGE AS THE PRIMARY THREATS.  
 
THE MID-LEVEL TROUGH IS FORECAST TO MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE  
CENTRAL STATES ON WEDNESDAY, AS A COLD FRONT ADVANCES SOUTHEASTWARD  
INTO THE LOWER MISSOURI VALLEY AND WESTERN GREAT LAKES. AHEAD OF THE  
FRONT, AN AXIS OF MODERATE INSTABILITY IS FORECAST TO BE IN PLACE BY  
AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE LIKELY ALONG PARTS OF  
THE FRONT. MODERATE DEEP-LAYER SHEAR IS FORECAST ALONG AND NEAR MUCH  
OF THE INSTABILITY AXIS, SUGGESTING THAT A SEVERE THREAT WILL AGAIN  
BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
   
..THURSDAY/DAY 6 TO SATURDAY/DAY 8  
 
THE MID-LEVEL TROUGH IS FORECAST TO MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHEAST  
ON THURSDAY. AHEAD OF THE TROUGH AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT,  
MODERATE INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON.  
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE MOST LIKELY FROM PARTS OF SOUTHERN  
NEW ENGLAND SOUTHWESTWARD INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC. DEEP-LAYER SHEAR  
SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR AN ISOLATED SEVERE THREAT. HOWEVER, THERE  
IS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY DUE TO THE ISSUES OF FRONTAL TIMING AND  
INSTABILITY MAGNITUDE.  
 
FROM FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY, A MID-LEVEL RIDGE IS FORECAST TO MOVE  
EASTWARD FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES. ALTHOUGH A  
MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL LIKELY BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE  
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S., LARGE SCALE ASCENT SHOULD BE WEAK ACROSS MOST OF  
THE REGION. FOR THIS REASON, PREDICTABILITY IS LOW CONCERNING ANY  
POTENTIAL SEVERE THREAT.  
 
..BROYLES.. 06/14/2025  
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