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ACUS02 KWNS 030505
SWODY2
SPC AC 030503
DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1203 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2026
VALID 041200Z - 051200Z
...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE MIDWEST...
..SUMMARY
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
MIDWEST LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
..SYNOPSIS
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL DIG SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS/UPPER
MIDWEST ON MONDAY. AT THE SAME TIME, A UPPER LOW NEAR CA AND
ATTENDANT TROUGH WILL PIVOT EASTWARD TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST. AT THE
SURFACE, LOW PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO WILL DEVELOP NORTHEAST TOWARD
JAMES BAY WHILE A TRAILING COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
NORTHERN/CENTRAL PLAINS AND THE UPPER MIDWEST/GREAT LAKES VICINITY.
MEANWHILE, A SECOND SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN IN THE
VICINITY OF WESTERN KS/OK WITH A DRYLINE EXTENDING SOUTHWARD ACROSS
CENTRAL KS/WESTERN OK AND WEST-CENTRAL TX. MODEST SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW WILL TRANSPORT MAINLY 50S TO NEAR 60 F DEWPOINTS NORTHWARD
ACROSS OK/EASTERN KS INTO MO. MORE MODEST BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE IS
EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST.
..EASTERN KS TOWARD LAKE MICHIGAN AND WESTERN OH
MODEST BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE AND UNCERTAINTY IN TIMING/LOCATION OF
THE SURFACE FRONT CONTRIBUTE TO UNCERTAINTY IN SEVERE POTENTIAL FOR
MONDAY. NEVERTHELESS, COOL TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL SUPPORT STEEP
MIDLEVEL LAPSE RATES AND A CORRIDOR OF 1000-1500 J/KG MLCAPE APPEARS
LIKELY AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A LEAD SHORTWAVE IMPULSE WILL MIGRATE
ACROSS THE OH VALLEY DURING THE DAY. THIS MAY PROVIDE SUFFICIENT
FORCING FOR ASCENT FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WITHIN AN
UNCAPPED AND MODESTLY SHEARED AIRMASS. STRONG STORMS COULD PRODUCE
SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. ADDITIONAL STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE
DURING THE AFTERNOON FURTHER TO THE NORTHWEST NEAR THE SURFACE FRONT
FROM EASTERN IA TOWARD LAKE MICHIGAN. HOWEVER, BOUNDARY LAYER
MOISTURE WILL LIKELY BE EVEN MORE LIMITED ACROSS THIS AREA, LEADING
TO WEAKER INSTABILITY. NEVERTHELESS, A WELL MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER
COULD SUPPORT STRONG WIND GUSTS.
STRONGER ASCENT WILL ARRIVE AFTER 00Z ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND
MID-MS VALLEY VICINITY IN TANDEM WITH AN INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY
LOW-LEVEL JET. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR THE TRIPLE
POINTS IN CENTRAL/EASTERN KS AND INTO MO AS THE SURFACE COLD FRONT
DROPS SOUTHWARD. THIS ACTIVITY MAY POSE A RISK FOR HAIL AND STRONG
GUSTS.
..SOUTHWEST OK VICINITY
SOME FORECAST GUIDANCE DEVELOPS THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE DRYLINE LATE
AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST OK VICINITY. LARGE
SCALE ASCENT WILL REMAIN NEBULOUS ACROSS THE REGION AND CAPPING MAY
PRECLUDE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER, STRONG HEATING WEST OF
THE DRYLINE AND STRONG CONVERGENCE IN MODEL GUIDANCE ARE NOTED. IF A
STORM COULD BREAK THE CAP, A SEVERE RISK COULD DEVELOP. HOWEVER,
COVERAGE/TEMPORAL RISK WOULD LIKELY BE LIMITED AND CONFIDENCE IN
THIS SCENARIO IS LOW, PRECLUDING SEVERE PROBABILITIES AT THIS TIME.
..LEITMAN.. 05/03/2026
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