045  
ACUS01 KWNS 120537  
SWODY1  
SPC AC 120535  
 
DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1235 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
 
VALID 121200Z - 131200Z  
   
..NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST
 
 
   
..SUMMARY
 
 
NO SEVERE WEATHER IS FORECAST ACROSS THE U.S. TODAY AND TONIGHT.  
   
..DISCUSSION
 
 
AT MID-LEVELS, AN ANTICYCLONIC FLOW PATTERN WILL REMAIN OVER THE  
EASTERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE NATION TODAY, AS A TROUGH MOVES THROUGH  
THE WESTERN STATES. AT THE SURFACE, A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE  
WILL BE LOCATED FROM THE GULF COAST INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. A  
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.,  
AS A SURFACE LOW MOVES INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.  
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY NEAR AND AHEAD OF  
THE SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES, AND FURTHER WEST WITHIN THE  
POST-FRONTAL AIRMASS IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS. SCATTERED STORMS WILL  
ALSO FORM WITHIN SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT, FROM PARTS OF THE  
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. STORMS WILL ALSO BE  
POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS, ACROSS PARTS OF THE TEXAS  
COASTAL PLAIN AND IN SOUTH FLORIDA. NO SEVERE THREAT IS FORECAST  
ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL U.S. TODAY AND TONIGHT.  
 
..BROYLES/CHALMERS.. 10/12/2026  
 

 
 
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