Severe Storm Outlook Narrative (AC)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
829 ACUS03 KWNS 300733 SWODY3 SPC AC 300732 Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0232 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 Valid 021200Z - 031200Z ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE MIDWEST AND CENTRAL PLAINS... ...SUMMARY... Severe thunderstorms are expected across parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley to central Plains, mainly Tuesday afternoon and evening. ...Corn Belt/Upper Midwest and Central Plains... On Tuesday, further amplification will occur with the eastward-shifting mid/upper-level trough over the northern Plains, with preceding height falls and a strengthening of west-southwesterly winds aloft over the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to be ongoing Tuesday morning across Iowa and nearby parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley. These storms and related outflow/cloud debris will probably delineate the north-northeastward extent of the most-favorable surface-based storm environment later in the day. The strongest destabilization into Tuesday afternoon is currently expected across Iowa and far southeast Nebraska/northern Missouri, with moderate destabilization also expected southwestward near the surface trough and along/just behind the southeastward-moving cold front across Kansas. Seasonally strong winds would likely support potentially intense and sustained storms including supercells capable of all hazards, especially across parts of Iowa and nearby far southeast Nebraska and far northern Missouri, where somewhat higher severe probabilities may be warranted in future outlooks. Storms are likely to quickly grow upscale in the evening with continued severe potential as storms progress east-southeastward across the region. A few strong to locally severe high-based storms may occur as far southwest as the south-central High Plains, either within a hot and deeply mixed boundary layer and/or in the post-frontal environment across east-central/southeast Colorado and western Kansas. ...Southeast/Gulf Coast... Some strong to locally severe storms could regionally occur within a moderately unstable environment along and south of the weakening southward-moving front. However, organized/sustained severe-thunderstorm potential is currently expected to be limited by the influence of the upper ridge and weak deep-layer shear. ..Guyer.. 06/30/2024 $$