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Monday, July 13, 2026

SPC Jul 13, 2026 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

LIVE MAP (ABOVE) ... SPC 1630Z Day 1 Outlook


Day 1 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1101 AM CDT Mon Jul 13 2026

Valid 131630Z - 141200Z

...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF
THE SOUTHEAST COAST...AND PORTIONS OF ARIZONA....

...SUMMARY...
Thunderstorms with isolated strong to severe winds may occur this
afternoon and evening across parts of the Southeast and Montana.

An expansive upper ridge over the northern Plains will dominate the
weather across the US today, with only small areas of risk of severe
storms.

...FL/GA...
A hot and humid air mass is present today over the FL Peninsula into
parts of southeast GA/SC. Scattered afternoon thunderstorms are
expected to form in this regime, with the strongest cells capable of
gusty/damaging winds.

...AZ...
Widespread convection yesterday has resulted in a moist boundary
layer across southern AZ, where strong heating will occur again
today. This will lead to another round of scattered storms moving
off the higher terrain of eastern AZ and speading westward into the
Deserts. A few of the storms may produce gusty/damaging winds.

...MT...
Morning CAM solutions are consistent on the forecast of a cluster of
high-based thunderstorms forming over the mountains of southern MT
and tracking north-northeastward during the evening. Forecast
soundings would support some risk of a gusty/damaging winds in these
storms.

..Hart/Barnes.. 07/13/2026


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