547  
ACUS01 KWNS 120052  
SWODY1  
SPC AC 120050  
 
DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0750 PM CDT MON MAY 11 2026  
 
VALID 120100Z - 121200Z  
   
..NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST
 
 
   
..SUMMARY
 
 
ORGANIZED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT.  
   
..NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST
 
 
ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF AN EXPANSIVE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE  
WEST, A MIDLEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD FROM THE NORTHERN  
PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MS VALLEY TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE,  
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EVOLVING  
EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN ND -- IN THE VICINITY OF AN EASTWARD-MOVING  
SURFACE TROUGH/FRONT. DESPITE LIMITED BUOYANCY, A DEEPLY MIXED  
BOUNDARY LAYER COULD FAVOR A COUPLE STRONG WIND GUSTS BEFORE THE  
BOUNDARY LAYER NOCTURNALLY COOLS/STABILIZES. SEE MCD #707 FOR MORE  
DETAILS. FARTHER EAST, A STRONG LOW-LEVEL JET AND RELATED WARM  
ADVECTION PRECEDING THE MIDLEVEL TROUGH WILL PROMOTE ISOLATED  
ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE UPPER MS VALLEY INTO THE UPPER  
MIDWEST OVERNIGHT. WEAK INSTABILITY WILL PRECLUDE SEVERE STORMS.  
   
..CENTRAL GULF COAST AND SOUTHEAST
 
 
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD/DEVELOP EASTWARD ALONG AN  
WEST/EAST-ORIENTED DIFFUSE COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL  
GULF COAST INTO NORTHERN FL TONIGHT. THIS ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN NORTH  
OF THE MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER THE GULF. ACROSS PARTS OF  
THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN FL PENINSULA, A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL  
CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND 03Z ALONG LINGERING OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES.  
WHILE LOCALLY STRONG GUSTS AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE, THE OVERALL  
SEVERE THREAT APPEARS LOW.  
 
..WEINMAN/WORSTER.. 05/12/2026  
 

 
 
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