Severe Storm Outlook Narrative (AC)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
762 ACUS48 KWNS 220732 SWOD48 SPC AC 220730 Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0130 AM CST Wed Jan 22 2025 Valid 251200Z - 301200Z ...DISCUSSION... On Saturday/D4, an upper trough will be exiting the Northeast early, with temporary zonal flow across much of the central and eastern states. The large-scale upper low by this time will be located around Hudson Bay, with a low-amplitude feature possibly rotating eastward across the Great Lakes. To the west, an upper trough and/or cut-off low will drift southward across CA and NV, as upper ridging develops north of there across southern BC and the Pacific NW. High pressure will remain over the eastern states, providing dry and stable conditions. By Sunday/D5, southerly low-level winds across TX and into the lower MS Valley will allow for at least elevated instability to develop, and this should favor general thunderstorms from eastern TX to the MS River. Given the weak instability and likelihood of substantial clouds and precipitation, severe weather seems unlikely. This glancing low-level warm/moist advection regime will remain in place into Monday/D6, with additional precipitation likely across parts of the Gulf Coast states. Relatively cool boundary-layer conditions and marginal instability should preclude any severe changes. For the Tuesday/D7 time frame and beyond, the upper trough over the Southwest will eventually proceed east toward the southern Plains, but predictability is low regarding the timing of this feature. ..Jewell.. 01/22/2025