983  
ACUS03 KWNS 101931  
SWODY3  
SPC AC 101930  
 
DAY 3 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0230 PM CDT MON AUG 10 2026  
 
VALID 121200Z - 131200Z  
 
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE CENTRAL  
HIGH PLAINS...  
   
..SUMMARY  
 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH SEVERE WIND GUSTS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE  
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND  
NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. AREAS OF SEVERE WIND GUSTS WILL ALSO BE  
POSSIBLE OVER A LARGE AREA FROM MID MISSOURI VALLEY SOUTHEASTWARD  
INTO THE CAROLINAS.  
   
..NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS  
 
MODEST WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL EXIST OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS  
ON WEDNESDAY, WITH A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING NEAR THE CO/KS BORDER.  
EASTERLY SURFACE WINDS NORTH OF THE LOW ACROSS NE WILL MAINTAIN  
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY INTO THE HIGH PLAINS, AND, MAXIMIZE  
DIRECTIONAL SHEAR WITH HEIGHT. STORMS WILL FORM OVER THE HIGH PLAINS  
AND MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE EVENING. HAIL MAY OCCUR INITIALLY,  
WITH DAMAGING GUSTS POSSIBLE DURING THE EVENING. CAPPING WILL BECOME  
A CONCERN WITH EASTWARD EXTEND ACROSS NE, BUT THE 40 KT LOW-LEVEL  
JET MAY AID LONGEVITY.  
   
..FROM IA TO NC  
 
SUBSTANTIAL UNCERTAINTY EXISTS ON WEDNESDAY DUE TO LIKELY AREAS OF  
ONGOING STORMS AND IMPACTS ON DAYTIME REDEVELOPMENT. THAT SAID, THE  
NORTHWEST FLOW REGIME ALOFT WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND  
EXTENDING ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS, WITH AN EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE TROUGH  
MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE OH VALLEY. THIS MAY HELP FOCUS AN  
AREAS OF STORMS ACROSS PARTS OF IN/OH/KY. HOWEVER, AREAS OF EARLY  
DAY STORMS ARE ALSO LIKELY ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION, WHICH WILL  
HAVE AN IMPACT ON SEVERE POTENTIAL. AS SUCH, WILL MAINTAIN A BROAD  
5% MARGINAL RISK FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.  
 
..JEWELL.. 08/10/2026  
 
 
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