LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AT Franklin, Venango Regional Airport Temperature 32 F / 0 C Wind Chill 26 F / -2 C Dew Point 24.8 F / -4 C Humidity 75% Wind Speed 5.8 Wind Direction SSW 200 Degrees Visibility 10 Miles Sky Conditions few at 8500 feet Current Weather Barometer .00 Inches Issued At 11/18/2025 09:56 $$ |
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ACUS01 KWNS 192002 SWODY1 SPC AC 192001 Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0201 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 Valid 192000Z - 201200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN PLAINS TO OZARKS... ...SUMMARY... Isolated severe thunderstorms may occur across the southern Plains into parts of the Ozarks, mainly late this afternoon into tonight. Large hail should be the main threat, but occasional gusty winds and perhaps a tornado may also occur. ...20Z Update... The forecast remains on track and only minor adjustments were made with this update. In parts of north TX, the latest visible satellite imagery is showing initial signs of deepening boundary-layer cumulus in the vicinity of an east/west-oriented quasi-stationary surface boundary. Some high-resolution guidance depicts isolated thunderstorm development in the general area during the late afternoon/early evening time frame. Around 1000-1500 J/kg MLCAPE and an elongated hodograph (around 40 kt of effective shear) would conditionally support a supercell or two if storms can initiate. However, weak/minimal forcing for ascent (both synoptic and mesoscale) limits confidence in the initiation and sustenance of storms during the afternoon hours. Given the conditionality, held off on an upgrade to Slight Risk at this time, though a locally favorable corridor for large hail is possible. ..Weinman.. 11/19/2025 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1030 AM CST Wed Nov 19 2025/ ...Southern Plains to Ozarks... A low-latitude mid/upper-level will move slowly eastward across the lower Colorado River Valley/Southwest and northwest Mexico today into tonight. Enhanced southwesterly mid-level flow will persist across much of the southern Plains into the Ozarks and vicinity through the period, although height falls will generally not reach these locales until tonight. An increasingly moist low-level airmass across south/central Texas this morning will advance slowly northward in tandem with a surface warm front. Weak lee cyclogenesis should occur this evening and overnight across west Texas as large-scale ascent preceding the slow-moving upper trough eventually overspreads the southern Plains. Nebulous forcing for much of the day casts significant uncertainty on convective development across the warm sector until later this evening and overnight. But it appears probable that thunderstorms will gradually increase in coverage this evening into early Thursday morning across the southern Plains with the approach of the upper trough. Modest low-level warm advection in the vicinity of the warm front and a developing dryline across west Texas may also aid in convective development this evening. Most guidance continues to show moderate instability in place along/near these boundaries, with modestly steepened mid-level lapse rates present. This favorable thermodynamic environment, coupled with moderate to strong deep-layer shear given the enhanced southwesterly flow aloft, should promote organized updrafts. Current expectations are for a mix of supercells and multicells to develop and pose an isolated threat for mainly large hail. Where convection can remain surface-based this evening, some threat for occasional gusty winds and perhaps a tornado or two should also exist, although the coverage and likelihood is uncertain. With time, updraft interactions/mergers should result in a messy convective mode, especially with elevated thunderstorms to the north of the warm front. Still, at least some risk for severe hail may persist for much of the overnight/early Thursday morning period with this activity as it spreads east-northeastward across the southern Plains and parts of the Ozarks. Additional development should occur late tonight/early Thursday across eastern New Mexico into northwest Texas with hail possible. ...Southeast Arizona/Southwest New Mexico... Cool mid-level temperatures will be in place over the Southwest as the upper trough progresses slowly eastward. Cooling aloft and cloud breaks will allow for modest diurnal destabilization coincident with strong deep-layer wind profiles. A few strong to locally severe storms could occur with gusty winds and some hail. $$ |