894  
ACUS03 KWNS 211919  
SWODY3  
SPC AC 211918  
 
DAY 3 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0118 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
VALID 231200Z - 241200Z  
   
..NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST
 
 
   
..SUMMARY
 
 
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES ON MONDAY.  
   
..SYNOPSIS
 
 
MID-LEVEL TROUGHING WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY OVER THE EASTERN US,  
HELPING DEEPEN A SIGNIFICANT SURFACE CYCLONE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND  
COAST. AT THE SAME TIME, RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN AND  
CENTRAL US. AS THE MID-LEVEL PATTERN AMPLIFIES, A STRONG COLD FRONT  
ASSOCIATED WITH THE EAST COAST LOW WILL SWEEP OFFSHORE SCOURING  
LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE FROM MUCH OF THE CONTINENT. IN ITS WAKE, A COOL  
AND DRY AIR MASS WILL SETTLE OVER MUCH OF THE COUNTRY, SUPPRESSING  
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.  
 
..LYONS.. 02/21/2026  
 

 
 
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