Severe Storm Outlook Narrative (AC)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
346 ACUS02 KWNS 140448 SWODY2 SPC AC 140447 Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1147 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026 Valid 151200Z - 161200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN NM...SOUTHEAST CO...AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE OK/TX PANHANDLES... ...SUMMARY... Scattered thunderstorms over the southern Rockies may result in some severe potential as they move southeast during the afternoon and evening. Elsewhere, scattered thunderstorms are possible from the Gulf Coast states to the Carolinas, and across the northern Plains/Upper Midwest. ...Synopsis... Broad, upper troughing will envelop much of the CONUS from the Rockies to the East Coast on Monday. A surface front will be oriented from the Mid-Atlantic coast southwestward across the Gulf Coast states and into central/southwest TX. ...Southern Rockies/High Plains... Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected across portions of the southern Rockies and adjacent High Plains in southeast CO/eastern NM and possibly as far east as western parts of the OK/TX Panhandles during the late afternoon and evening. A weak shortwave impulse is expected to move over the southern Rockies while southerly low-level flow results in modest northward moisture return within the post-frontal upslope flow regime. Southerly low-level flow increasing with height and becoming northwesterly above 700 mb will provide sufficient effective shear for some storm organization. High-based convection will pose a risk for strong outflow gusts, with some potential for a forward propagating cluster moving across eastern NM toward the Panhandles via cold pool/outflow interactions. Overall modest shear, weak instability and a lack of low-level jet development will limit overall severe potential, though a couple of severe storms will be possible. ...Northern Plains/Upper Midwest... A shortwave impulse rotating across the northern Plains/Upper Midwest within broader upper troughing will support isolated to scattered high-based showers and thunderstorms within a dry airmass. Some gusty winds could accompany this activity, but a dearth of boundary layer moisture and weak instability will preclude severe probabilities. ...Southeast... Across the Southeast, a very moist airmass will be in place ahead of the southward sagging surface front. Poor lapse rates will limit stronger destabilization, but a belt of 1000-1500 J/kg MLCAPE is possible across southern AL/GA into northern FL. Thunderstorm clusters could produce locally gusty winds, but organized severe potential will be limited by weak vertical shear, poor lapse rates, and little large-scale ascent. ..Leitman.. 06/14/2026 $$