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Archives for the SPC Convective Outlook are updated daily (approximately) with a live map at the beginning of each article. Follow the link at the end of the article to check for current updates on the NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center website. Also, see Archives for Chicago's hourly weather data on CARDINAL NEWS Magazine.

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Tuesday, November 11, 2025

SPC Nov 11, 2025 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

LIVE MAP (ABOVE) ... SPC 1300Z Day 1 Outlook


Day 1 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0646 AM CST Tue Nov 11 2025

Valid 111300Z - 121200Z

...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST...

...SUMMARY...
Thunderstorms are not expected across the U.S. today or tonight.

...Synopsis...
Cyclone currently centered over northern NY/far eastern ON is
forecast to continue northeastward today, moving off the ME coast by
this evening. Northwesterly flow aloft will cover much of the
central and eastern CONUS in the wake of this cyclone, with a
low-amplitude shortwave trough moving within this northwesterly flow
from the northern Plains through the OH Valley. At the same time,
ridging will build over the western CONUS.

A dry and stable continental airmass will prevail across the CONUS
today, with notable airmass modification beginning across the
southern and central Plains. Strong surface high pressure currently
over the Southeast will result in offshore trajectories throughout
the first half of the period. As this high shifts
eastward/southeastward, southerly flow and moisture return will
begin across the TX Coast. Even with this moisture return, stable
conditions are expected to prevail, with no thunderstorms expected
across the CONUS today or tonight.

..Mosier/Squitieri.. 11/11/2025


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SPC Nov 11, 2025 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

LIVE MAP (ABOVE) ... SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook


Day 1 Convective Outlook RESENT 1
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1137 PM CST Mon Nov 10 2025

Valid 111200Z - 121200Z

...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST...

...SUMMARY...
A severe threat is not expected across the U.S. today or tonight.

...DISCUSSION...
Mid-level northwesterly flow will be in place today from the
Intermountain West to the Eastern Seaboard. At the surface, a cool
and dry airmass over much of the nation will make conditions
unfavorable for thunderstorm development. No severe threat is
expected today and tonight.

..Broyles/Weinman.. 11/11/2025


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Sunday, November 9, 2025

SPC Nov 10, 2025 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

LIVE MAP (ABOVE) ... SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook


Day 1 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1139 PM CST Sun Nov 09 2025

Valid 101200Z - 111200Z

...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST...

...SUMMARY...
Severe thunderstorms are not expected today or tonight across the
U.S.

...DISCUSSION...
A large-scale mid-level trough will move across the eastern U.S.
today to near the eastern Seaboard tonight. At the surface, cold
high pressure will settle into the southern Plains. This dry airmass
will dominate much of the nation. Isolated thunderstorms could occur
in south Florida near a front early in the day, and along the New
England coast near an inverted surface trough. Isolated lightning
strikes may also occur with snow over and near Lake Michigan. No
severe threat is expected across the continental U.S. today and
tonight.

..Broyles/Weinman.. 11/10/2025


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SPC Nov 9, 2025 2000 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

LIVE MAP (ABOVE) ... SPC 2000Z Day 1 Outlook


Day 1 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0149 PM CST Sun Nov 09 2025

Valid 092000Z - 101200Z

...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL
TO NORTHERN FLORIDA INTO SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND PARTS OF THE CAROLINA
COAST...

...SUMMARY...
Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible through early evening
from Florida northeastward into the coastal Carolinas.

...20z Update...
The primary forecast change was a removal of hail/wind risk
probabilities across portions of eastern NC. Multiple HRRR/RRFS/MPAS
runs have shown a consistent signal for the possibility of strong
updrafts/UH across northern FL, southern GA, and southeastern SC
associated with the intensifying convection over the FL
Panhandle/southwest GA. This aligns with recent
observations/analyses that depict the best thermodynamic and
kinematic environment roughly along the GA/FL line. Recent KTLH
imagery suggests that some of this convection is already becoming
undercut by the advancing cold front, so while embedded supercells
will remain possible in the near term, the trend should be towards
more clustered/linear storm modes through the evening with an
attendant risk for isolated hail/wind. Further north across NC/VA,
more aggressive CAM solutions hint that a robust storm or two may
develop through early evening, but recent ACARS soundings sampled
very weak low to mid-level lapse rates that should modulate updraft
intensities despite a favorable wind profile. This, combined with a
lackluster signal in guidance, limits confidence in the overall
severe threat.

..Moore.. 11/09/2025

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1015 AM CST Sun Nov 09 2025/

...FL into the coastal Carolinas...
Water-vapor imagery this morning indicates significant amplification
of the large-scale eastern U.S. trough is occurring, and is due
primarily to a mid-level wave over the Mid South and an upstream
disturbance over the Upper Great Lakes. A cyclone over the upper OH
Valley will migrate east towards Long Island during the period as an
attendant cold front sweeps east/southeast across the Southeast and
Gulf of America.

The airmass ahead of the front over the Carolina coastal plain into
FL will gradually warm/destabilize and yield upwards of 1000-1500
J/kg of MLCAPE. Forecast soundings show effective shear magnitudes
supporting organized storms. However, tempered lapse rates (900-600
mb layer) in combination with front-parallel orientation of the
deep-layer shear and limited forcing for ascent ahead of the cold
front, will act to partially suppress greater storm coverage and the
overall severe risk given the magnitude of CAPE/shear. Nonetheless,
isolated to scattered thunderstorms are forecast along and ahead of
the front (perhaps into one or two small clusters over the FL
Peninsula into southern GA) as it progresses across the region. A
few damaging gusts are possible, particularly with any bowing
structures that stay ahead of the front. Isolated hail is possible
as well, primarily in the FL/GA border vicinity where buoyancy is
greatest.


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