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SPC 0100Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0805 PM CDT Mon Jun 08 2026
Valid 090100Z - 091200Z
...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF
THE CENTRAL PLAINS...
...SUMMARY...
Severe thunderstorms with large to very large hail, damaging wind
gusts and a couple of tornadoes are likely this evening from parts
of northeastern Colorado into northwestern Kansas. Large to very
large hail, severe wind gusts from 60 to 90 mph, and a tornado
threat are likely this evening across parts of north-central and
eastern Kansas. An isolated severe threat may persist for a couple
more hours from the eastern Texas Panhandle into northwestern
Oklahoma.
...Northeast Colorado/Northwest Kansas...
A mid-level shortwave trough, evident on water vapor imagery, is
currently moving northeastward across northeast Colorado. At the
surface, a front is located across eastern Colorado with a moist
airmass extending from northeastern Colorado southeastward into
western Kansas. Surface dewpoints along this corridor range from the
upper 50s to the mid 60s F, which is contributing to moderate to
strong instability. Scattered severe thunderstorms are ongoing
across northeastern Colorado along the western edge of the stronger
instability, and further north into far southeast Wyoming and
western Nebraska. The storms are expected to organize into a line
and move east-southeastward into southwestern Nebraska and
northwestern Kansas this evening. Large to very large hail will be
possible with the more intense supercells over the next hour or two,
mainly along the southern end of the line where some cells are
likely to remain discrete. Hailstones up to 3 inches in diameter
will be possible. A couple tornadoes will also be possible with
supercells. As a transition to linear mode occurs, the wind-damage
threat will increase. Wind gusts above 75 mph will be possible near
the leading edge of any bowing segments.
...North-central and Eastern Kansas...
On water vapor imagery, a subtle shortwave trough appears to be
located from southern Nebraska southward into central Kansas. Ahead
of this feature, a pocket of strong instability is analyzed by the
RAP over south-central Kansas, where MLCAPE is estimated to be in
the 4000 to 5000 J/kg range. A line of severe storms is ongoing in
north-central Kansas, to the north-northwest of the instability
maximum. Multiple supercells with potential for large to very large
hail are ongoing within this line. Over the next couple of hours,
this line is expected to organize into a bowing segment, moving
east-southeastward across the remainder of north-central Kansas and
into eastern Kansas later this evening. The instability combined
with 30 to 40 knots of 0-6 km shear, and steep mid-level lapse rates
near 8 C/km will support a wind-damage threat. If a bowing line
segment can become intense later this evening, a potential will
exist for significant wind gusts above 80 mph. The wind-damage
threat will likely impact far eastern Kansas later this evening, and
western Missouri after midnight. A secondary line of thunderstorms
with severe wind gusts is expected to impact parts of north-central
Kansas after midnight.
...Eastern Texas Panhandle/Northwestern Oklahoma...
A very moist and unstable airmass is located across the southern
Plains. Surface dewpoints from the eastern Texas Panhandle into
northwestern Oklahoma are in the mid 60s to lower 70s F. This is
contributing to strong instability with the RAP showing MLCAPE in
the 3000 to 3500 J/kg range, with steep low-level lapse rates. The
thermodynamic environment should support an isolated threat for
severe wind gusts for a couple more hours this evening...see MCD
1036.
...Far Western Kentucky...
A bowing line segment is currently ongoing in far western Kentucky
along an axis of moderate instability, where the RAP has MLCAPE near
2000 J/kg. RAP forecast soundings to the south of Paducah have 0-3
km storm-relative helicity around 200 m2/s2 early this evening,
suggesting that an isolated tornado threat may persist for another
hour or two. A few strong wind gusts will also be possible.
..Broyles.. 06/09/2026
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