466  
ACUS01 KWNS 231600  
SWODY1  
SPC AC 231558  
 
DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0958 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2026  
 
VALID 231630Z - 241200Z  
   
..NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST
 
 
   
..SUMMARY
 
 
SCATTERED WEAK THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS LIKELY TODAY INTO TONIGHT  
ACROSS THE TEXAS BIG BEND REGION INTO CENTRAL TEXAS.  
 
A LARGE UPPER TROUGH WILL DEEPEN OVER THE ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS  
THIS EVENING, WITH LARGE-SCALE FORCING FOR ASCENT SPREADING ACROSS  
MUCH OF TX/OK. FORECAST SOUNDINGS IN THIS AREA SHOW SUFFICIENTLY  
STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND MUCAPE > 0 TO SUPPORT OCCASIONAL  
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS INCLUDES PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH TX AND SOUTHERN  
OK WHERE FREEZING P-TYPES ARE ANTICIPATED.  
 
OVER SOUTH TX, THE MAIN COLD FRONT WILL BE SURGING SOUTHWARD INTO A  
MOIST AIR MASS WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE 60S. SEVERAL MODEL SOLUTIONS  
SUGGEST THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE FRONT -  
MAINLY AFTER DARK. WHILE A BRIEF TORNADO OR STRONG WIND GUST CANNOT  
BE RULED OUT, RAPID UNDERCUTTING OF THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO LIMIT  
THE OVERALL SEVERE THREAT SO NO PROBABILITIES HAVE BEEN ADDED.  
 
..HART/GRAMS.. 01/23/2026  
 

 
 
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