934  
ACUS01 KWNS 230029  
SWODY1  
SPC AC 230028  
 
DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0728 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
VALID 230100Z - 231200Z  
 
...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF  
THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS...  
   
..SUMMARY  
 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH ISOLATED SEVERE GUSTS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE  
ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS THIS EVENING INTO  
TONIGHT.  
   
..CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS  
 
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A MID-LEVEL LOW OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES,  
WITH CYCLONIC SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW LOCATED FROM THE DESERT SOUTHWEST  
INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. AT THE SURFACE, A NORTH-TO-SOUTH ORIENTED  
TROUGH IS PRESENT ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED  
THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONGOING TO THE EAST OF THE TROUGH FROM NORTHWEST  
NEBRASKA INTO WEST-CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE  
ONGOING IN NORTHEASTERN MONTANA TO THE WEST OF A SURFACE LOW. AS THE  
LOW-LEVEL JET STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT, CONTINUED  
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED. A HAIL AND WIND-DAMAGE THREAT  
WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NEAR AN AXIS OF WEAK INSTABILITY FROM  
WEST-CENTRAL NEBRASKA INTO FAR SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. A WIND-DAMAGE  
THREAT WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH STORMS CURRENTLY ONGOING IN  
NORTHEAST MONTANA.  
 
..BROYLES.. 04/23/2026  
 
 
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