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National Severe Weather Outlook for the next week

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Overview of the threat for the next few days

Outlook for Wednesday, June 3

Outlook Summary

Thunderstorms with large hail, severe wind gusts, and a few tornadoes will be possible this afternoon and evening in parts of the northern Plains. More sporadic occurrences of large hail and severe wind gusts appear possible across parts of the central High Plains and southwest Texas into southern New Mexico.

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SPC AC 031617

Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1117 AM CDT Wed Jun 03 2026

Valid 031630Z - 041200Z

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM NORTHERN NEBRASKA INTO THE EASTERN DAKOTAS AND FAR WESTERN MINNESOTA

### SUMMARY

Thunderstorms with large hail, severe wind gusts, and a few tornadoes will be possible this afternoon and evening in parts of the northern Plains. More sporadic occurrences of large hail and severe wind gusts appear possible across parts of the central High Plains and southwest Texas into southern New Mexico.

Northern Plains

Morning surface analysis place a wavy and diffuse cold front from central Manitoba southwestward through central ND, western SD to a low in the WY/NE/CO border intersection vicinity. A pair of weak lows exist along this boundary as well, one over southwest SD and the other across central ND. This cold front, as well as these surface lows, will likely contribute to the development of strong to severe thunderstorms this afternoon.

Additionally, early morning satellite imagery shows an upper low over southern Saskatchewan, with a shortwave trough rotating through its base over southeast MT/eastern WY. This shortwave likely has an associated belt of stronger flow, but no upper-air data was available to confirm its magnitude. Eastward progression of this shortwave will result in increased large-scale ascent across the frontal zone this afternoon, augmenting the more localized/mesoscale ascent attendant to the surface features. This increased ascent will occur within a diurnally destabilizing airmass where steep mid-level lapse rates atop low to mid 60s dewpoints will likely result in 1500 to 2500 J/kg of MLCAPE by this afternoon. Deep-layer shear is also expected to increase throughout the afternoon amid strengthening mid-level flow attendant to the shortwave.

The resulting environment will support supercells capable of all hazards, with the primary hazard predominantly dictated by storm mode. Given the presence of the front, a linear mode will likely dominate, with large to isolated very large hail as the primary risk early in the convective cycle transitioning to damaging gusts thereafter. Strengthening surface southerlies will contribute to some elongation of the low-level hodograph, mostly from central/eastern SD into far southeast ND. This area is also the most likely to produce more discrete cells within the warm sector. As a result, there appears to be a relative increase in the overall tornado risk within this corridor.

Central/Southern High Plains

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected across the region this afternoon/evening, both within an arc through the northern and eastern periphery of the MCV currently over northeast NM and the northwestern TX Panhandle and along the lee troughing from eastern CO into southern NM and Far West TX. For storms along the lee trough, weak shear will limit storm organization, but high cloud bases and steep low-level lapse rates could result in occasionally strong downbursts. For storms north and east of the MCV, isolated damaging gusts are the primary risk, although some hail could occur over western KS where mid-level lapse rates are slightly steeper than areas farther south.

..Mosier/Chalmers.. 06/03/2026

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Outlook for Thursday, June 4

Outlook Summary

Severe thunderstorms capable of large to very hail and damaging winds are possible from parts of the northern High Plains into lower elevations of the northern and central Plains Thursday afternoon into night. More isolated occurrences of large hail and damaging winds appear possible in parts of the upper Midwest and upper Great Lakes.

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SPC AC 030530

Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1230 AM CDT Wed Jun 03 2026

Valid 041200Z - 051200Z

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM PARTS OF THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHERN NEBRASKA INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA

### SUMMARY

Severe thunderstorms capable of large to very hail and damaging winds are possible from parts of the northern High Plains into lower elevations of the northern and central Plains Thursday afternoon into night. More isolated occurrences of large hail and damaging winds appear possible in parts of the upper Midwest and upper Great Lakes.

Synopsis

A low-amplitude, cyclonic flow regime will be maintained across the north-central U.S. with several embedded disturbances moving through that airflow pattern. At the surface, a cold front is forecast to move from the upper MS Valley into the upper Great Lakes with that boundary trailing southwest through the mid MO Valley to eastern WY, where it will link with a lee cyclone. A dryline/lee trough will extend south from the low pressure through the central and southern High Plains.

### Northern and Central Plains

A short-wave trough embedded in the cyclonic flow initially over the northern Rockies Thursday morning will shift into the northern High Plains by afternoon. Strengthening mid-level winds and forcing for ascent downstream from that feature will progressively overspread a moist and moderately unstable (MLCAPE 1000-1500 J/kg) upslope regime present across portions of southeast MT, northeast WY, and western SD, to the north of the surface boundary. Those processes will contribute to initial storm development in those areas by mid afternoon with the kinematic environment favoring supercells capable of large to very large hail and perhaps a tornado or two.

Additional storm development will be possible farther east along the front in central/eastern SD and northern NE amidst a moderately unstable environment (MLCAPE of 1500-2000 J/kg) with weakening vertical shear and mid-level lapse rates with eastward extent. As such, a mix of multi-cell and some supercell structures appear possible with an associated risk for large hail and severe wind gusts.

Those two separate regimes may consolidate into one or more MCSs Thursday evening/night, with a continued risk for damaging winds and sporadic large hail.

Elsewhere, diurnally enhanced storms will be possible south along the lee trough into northeast CO, as well as ahead of a sheared vorticity maximum moving through portions of northeast KS, eastern NE, and IA. Steep lapse rates and around 30 kt of deep-layer shear may support isolated, high-based storms in the former area with some wind and hail threat. Poorer mid-level lapse rates and weaker vertical shear expected in the latter areas would limit severe-weather potential to mainly wet microburst activity. Model soundings do show some low-level hodograph curvature, so a brief tornado cannot be ruled out.

Upper Midwest/Upper Great Lakes

Relatively poor mid-level lapse rates are forecast across the pre-frontal warm sector Thursday; however the presence of boundary-layer dewpoints in the low to mid 60s will largely contribute to a narrow axis of MLCAPE up to 1000-1500 J/kg by afternoon. The glancing influence of a mid-level low moving into the northwest Ontario coupled with convergence along the front are expected to foster widely scattered thunderstorms by mid to late afternoon.

The presence of 30-40 kt of deep-layer shear will be sufficient for multi-cells and transient supercell structures capable of locally damaging wind gusts and perhaps marginally severe hail. Modest strengthening of the low-level jet is noted across northern WI into the western UP of MI late Thursday afternoon into evening, which could yield sufficient low-level shear for some tornado risk. No probabilities will be included in this forecast due to uncertainty in the degree of instability in those areas.

..Mead.. 06/03/2026

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Outlook for Friday, June 5

Outlook Summary

Scattered severe storms capable of large to very large hail, damaging winds, and perhaps a couple of tornadoes are expected Friday afternoon into night across portions of the upper Midwest into central Plains.

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SPC AC 030848

Day 3 Convective Outlook CORR 1 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0348 AM CDT Wed Jun 03 2026

Valid 051200Z - 061200Z

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEBRASKA INTO IOWA…SOUTHERN MINNESOTA…AND WESTERN WISCONSIN

CORRECTED FOR ERRONEOUS GEOGRAPHICAL REFERENCE

SUMMARY

Scattered severe storms capable of large to very large hail, damaging winds, and perhaps a couple of tornadoes are expected Friday afternoon into night across portions of the upper Midwest into central Plains.

Synopsis

The primary upper-air feature of interest Friday is a short-wave trough, which is forecast to amplify while progressing from the northern Plains into the upper MS Valley and upper Midwest. A cold front associated with at upper-air system is expected to stretch from the upper Midwest through the mid MO Valley into the central High Plains by mid afternoon. That boundary is expected to serve as the focus for strong to severe thunderstorm development from afternoon into Friday night.

### Upper Midwest into the Central Plains

Areas of thunderstorms may be ongoing Friday morning across parts of the Midwest and possibly northern Plains, with that activity expected to decrease in areal coverage through the morning. However, residual cloudiness and convective outflow may slow the destabilization process in areas where the storms linger the longest. Outside of those areas, model guidance indicates the development of moderate to strong instability within the pre-frontal warm sector by mid to late afternoon.

Height falls/forcing for ascent associated with the migratory short-wave trough coupled with low-level convergence along the synoptic front and any remnant outflow boundaries are expected to contribute to an areal increase in storms during the afternoon and evening hours. An associated risk for at least isolated severe weather appears possible in parts of the northern and central Plains into the upper Midwest and upper Great Lakes region. Within that broader envelope, a potentially more concentrated zone of severe storms may materialize in the vicinity of the synoptic front from parts of western WI and southern MN into central and eastern NE. There, a favorable overlap of 30-40 kt of deep-layer shear and the moderate to strong instability is forecast to develop, supporting organized storm modes capable of mainly large to very large hail and damaging wind gusts. Some increase in low-level shear is forecast across the mid MO Valley Friday evening, conditionally supporting some tornado risk.

..Mead.. 06/03/2026

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Outlook for Saturday, June 6

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ZCZC SPCSWOD48 ALL ACUS48 KWNS 030845 SPC AC 030845

Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0345 AM CDT Wed Jun 03 2026

Valid 061200Z - 111200Z

DISCUSSION

Day 4/Saturday

Model guidance is in good agreement in the progression of a short-wave trough from the Great Lakes into Northeast, with a strong upstream system moving through the Canada Rockies and Pacific Northwest into the northern Rockies. Elsewhere, a mid-level low will track through the southern and central Plains. In the low levels, a cold front is forecast to move through the Great Lakes into the OH Valley and Northeast, while a lee cyclone deepens over the northern High Plains along a separate cold front emerging from the northern Rockies.

The most probable location for organized severe thunderstorm development appears to be in the vicinity of the lee cyclone and front in portions of eastern MT and western ND Saturday afternoon and evening. There, steep lapse rates and moderate instability will coincide with steadily strengthening deep-layer shear. Elsewhere, at least isolated severe storms appear possible along the cold front from portions of the Great Lakes into the OH Valley and the Northeast, as well as in parts of TX, to the southeast of the upper low.

### Day5/Sunday

A short-wave trough will continue through the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, while the bulk of ensemble guidance suggests the northern Rockies disturbance will lift northeast into the Canadian Prairie Provinces. Meanwhile, the central/southern Plains low is forecast to evolve into an open wave while moving into the mid/lower MO Valley and Ozark Plateau. The models indicate the potential for moderate to strong instability to develop across the northern Plains warm sector on Sunday afternoon. However, there is some signal that the strongest vertical shear will be displaced to the west of the cold front. Furthermore, given that the strongest forcing for ascent is expected to lift north of the International Border, residual capping across the warm sector may limit storm coverage. Given these concerns, no probabilities will be included in this forecast.

Elsewhere, at least isolated severe storms appears possible along the cold front in portions of the Northeast into Mid-Atlantic Sunday afternoon.

### Day 6-8/Monday through Wednesday

Ensemble guidance is suggestive that mid-level troughing will evolve along the West Coast early next week, with that feature slowly advancing through the Interior West. Considerably more spread is evident in the deterministic models, with low confidence in any one solution. In general, it appears that the stronger mid-level flow associated with the western U.S. trough may begin to overspread portions of the northern and central High Plains by Tuesday and/or Wednesday, where a moist and unstable air mass is expected to reside. Should confidence increase in the finer-scale details of the pattern, unconditional 15% probabilities may need to be included during this time frame.

..Mead.. 06/03/2026

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Outlook for Sunday, June 7

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ZCZC SPCSWOD48 ALL ACUS48 KWNS 030845 SPC AC 030845

Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0345 AM CDT Wed Jun 03 2026

Valid 061200Z - 111200Z

DISCUSSION

Day 4/Saturday

Model guidance is in good agreement in the progression of a short-wave trough from the Great Lakes into Northeast, with a strong upstream system moving through the Canada Rockies and Pacific Northwest into the northern Rockies. Elsewhere, a mid-level low will track through the southern and central Plains. In the low levels, a cold front is forecast to move through the Great Lakes into the OH Valley and Northeast, while a lee cyclone deepens over the northern High Plains along a separate cold front emerging from the northern Rockies.

The most probable location for organized severe thunderstorm development appears to be in the vicinity of the lee cyclone and front in portions of eastern MT and western ND Saturday afternoon and evening. There, steep lapse rates and moderate instability will coincide with steadily strengthening deep-layer shear. Elsewhere, at least isolated severe storms appear possible along the cold front from portions of the Great Lakes into the OH Valley and the Northeast, as well as in parts of TX, to the southeast of the upper low.

### Day5/Sunday

A short-wave trough will continue through the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, while the bulk of ensemble guidance suggests the northern Rockies disturbance will lift northeast into the Canadian Prairie Provinces. Meanwhile, the central/southern Plains low is forecast to evolve into an open wave while moving into the mid/lower MO Valley and Ozark Plateau. The models indicate the potential for moderate to strong instability to develop across the northern Plains warm sector on Sunday afternoon. However, there is some signal that the strongest vertical shear will be displaced to the west of the cold front. Furthermore, given that the strongest forcing for ascent is expected to lift north of the International Border, residual capping across the warm sector may limit storm coverage. Given these concerns, no probabilities will be included in this forecast.

Elsewhere, at least isolated severe storms appears possible along the cold front in portions of the Northeast into Mid-Atlantic Sunday afternoon.

### Day 6-8/Monday through Wednesday

Ensemble guidance is suggestive that mid-level troughing will evolve along the West Coast early next week, with that feature slowly advancing through the Interior West. Considerably more spread is evident in the deterministic models, with low confidence in any one solution. In general, it appears that the stronger mid-level flow associated with the western U.S. trough may begin to overspread portions of the northern and central High Plains by Tuesday and/or Wednesday, where a moist and unstable air mass is expected to reside. Should confidence increase in the finer-scale details of the pattern, unconditional 15% probabilities may need to be included during this time frame.

..Mead.. 06/03/2026

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Outlook for Monday, June 8

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ZCZC SPCSWOD48 ALL ACUS48 KWNS 030845 SPC AC 030845

Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0345 AM CDT Wed Jun 03 2026

Valid 061200Z - 111200Z

DISCUSSION

Day 4/Saturday

Model guidance is in good agreement in the progression of a short-wave trough from the Great Lakes into Northeast, with a strong upstream system moving through the Canada Rockies and Pacific Northwest into the northern Rockies. Elsewhere, a mid-level low will track through the southern and central Plains. In the low levels, a cold front is forecast to move through the Great Lakes into the OH Valley and Northeast, while a lee cyclone deepens over the northern High Plains along a separate cold front emerging from the northern Rockies.

The most probable location for organized severe thunderstorm development appears to be in the vicinity of the lee cyclone and front in portions of eastern MT and western ND Saturday afternoon and evening. There, steep lapse rates and moderate instability will coincide with steadily strengthening deep-layer shear. Elsewhere, at least isolated severe storms appear possible along the cold front from portions of the Great Lakes into the OH Valley and the Northeast, as well as in parts of TX, to the southeast of the upper low.

### Day5/Sunday

A short-wave trough will continue through the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, while the bulk of ensemble guidance suggests the northern Rockies disturbance will lift northeast into the Canadian Prairie Provinces. Meanwhile, the central/southern Plains low is forecast to evolve into an open wave while moving into the mid/lower MO Valley and Ozark Plateau. The models indicate the potential for moderate to strong instability to develop across the northern Plains warm sector on Sunday afternoon. However, there is some signal that the strongest vertical shear will be displaced to the west of the cold front. Furthermore, given that the strongest forcing for ascent is expected to lift north of the International Border, residual capping across the warm sector may limit storm coverage. Given these concerns, no probabilities will be included in this forecast.

Elsewhere, at least isolated severe storms appears possible along the cold front in portions of the Northeast into Mid-Atlantic Sunday afternoon.

### Day 6-8/Monday through Wednesday

Ensemble guidance is suggestive that mid-level troughing will evolve along the West Coast early next week, with that feature slowly advancing through the Interior West. Considerably more spread is evident in the deterministic models, with low confidence in any one solution. In general, it appears that the stronger mid-level flow associated with the western U.S. trough may begin to overspread portions of the northern and central High Plains by Tuesday and/or Wednesday, where a moist and unstable air mass is expected to reside. Should confidence increase in the finer-scale details of the pattern, unconditional 15% probabilities may need to be included during this time frame.

..Mead.. 06/03/2026

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Outlook for Tuesday, June 9

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ZCZC SPCSWOD48 ALL ACUS48 KWNS 030845 SPC AC 030845

Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0345 AM CDT Wed Jun 03 2026

Valid 061200Z - 111200Z

DISCUSSION

Day 4/Saturday

Model guidance is in good agreement in the progression of a short-wave trough from the Great Lakes into Northeast, with a strong upstream system moving through the Canada Rockies and Pacific Northwest into the northern Rockies. Elsewhere, a mid-level low will track through the southern and central Plains. In the low levels, a cold front is forecast to move through the Great Lakes into the OH Valley and Northeast, while a lee cyclone deepens over the northern High Plains along a separate cold front emerging from the northern Rockies.

The most probable location for organized severe thunderstorm development appears to be in the vicinity of the lee cyclone and front in portions of eastern MT and western ND Saturday afternoon and evening. There, steep lapse rates and moderate instability will coincide with steadily strengthening deep-layer shear. Elsewhere, at least isolated severe storms appear possible along the cold front from portions of the Great Lakes into the OH Valley and the Northeast, as well as in parts of TX, to the southeast of the upper low.

### Day5/Sunday

A short-wave trough will continue through the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, while the bulk of ensemble guidance suggests the northern Rockies disturbance will lift northeast into the Canadian Prairie Provinces. Meanwhile, the central/southern Plains low is forecast to evolve into an open wave while moving into the mid/lower MO Valley and Ozark Plateau. The models indicate the potential for moderate to strong instability to develop across the northern Plains warm sector on Sunday afternoon. However, there is some signal that the strongest vertical shear will be displaced to the west of the cold front. Furthermore, given that the strongest forcing for ascent is expected to lift north of the International Border, residual capping across the warm sector may limit storm coverage. Given these concerns, no probabilities will be included in this forecast.

Elsewhere, at least isolated severe storms appears possible along the cold front in portions of the Northeast into Mid-Atlantic Sunday afternoon.

### Day 6-8/Monday through Wednesday

Ensemble guidance is suggestive that mid-level troughing will evolve along the West Coast early next week, with that feature slowly advancing through the Interior West. Considerably more spread is evident in the deterministic models, with low confidence in any one solution. In general, it appears that the stronger mid-level flow associated with the western U.S. trough may begin to overspread portions of the northern and central High Plains by Tuesday and/or Wednesday, where a moist and unstable air mass is expected to reside. Should confidence increase in the finer-scale details of the pattern, unconditional 15% probabilities may need to be included during this time frame.

..Mead.. 06/03/2026

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Outlook for Wednesday, June 10

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ZCZC SPCSWOD48 ALL ACUS48 KWNS 030845 SPC AC 030845

Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0345 AM CDT Wed Jun 03 2026

Valid 061200Z - 111200Z

DISCUSSION

Day 4/Saturday

Model guidance is in good agreement in the progression of a short-wave trough from the Great Lakes into Northeast, with a strong upstream system moving through the Canada Rockies and Pacific Northwest into the northern Rockies. Elsewhere, a mid-level low will track through the southern and central Plains. In the low levels, a cold front is forecast to move through the Great Lakes into the OH Valley and Northeast, while a lee cyclone deepens over the northern High Plains along a separate cold front emerging from the northern Rockies.

The most probable location for organized severe thunderstorm development appears to be in the vicinity of the lee cyclone and front in portions of eastern MT and western ND Saturday afternoon and evening. There, steep lapse rates and moderate instability will coincide with steadily strengthening deep-layer shear. Elsewhere, at least isolated severe storms appear possible along the cold front from portions of the Great Lakes into the OH Valley and the Northeast, as well as in parts of TX, to the southeast of the upper low.

### Day5/Sunday

A short-wave trough will continue through the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, while the bulk of ensemble guidance suggests the northern Rockies disturbance will lift northeast into the Canadian Prairie Provinces. Meanwhile, the central/southern Plains low is forecast to evolve into an open wave while moving into the mid/lower MO Valley and Ozark Plateau. The models indicate the potential for moderate to strong instability to develop across the northern Plains warm sector on Sunday afternoon. However, there is some signal that the strongest vertical shear will be displaced to the west of the cold front. Furthermore, given that the strongest forcing for ascent is expected to lift north of the International Border, residual capping across the warm sector may limit storm coverage. Given these concerns, no probabilities will be included in this forecast.

Elsewhere, at least isolated severe storms appears possible along the cold front in portions of the Northeast into Mid-Atlantic Sunday afternoon.

### Day 6-8/Monday through Wednesday

Ensemble guidance is suggestive that mid-level troughing will evolve along the West Coast early next week, with that feature slowly advancing through the Interior West. Considerably more spread is evident in the deterministic models, with low confidence in any one solution. In general, it appears that the stronger mid-level flow associated with the western U.S. trough may begin to overspread portions of the northern and central High Plains by Tuesday and/or Wednesday, where a moist and unstable air mass is expected to reside. Should confidence increase in the finer-scale details of the pattern, unconditional 15% probabilities may need to be included during this time frame.

..Mead.. 06/03/2026

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National Risk Overview

Wednesday, June 3

TORNADO: 5%

HAIL: 15%

WIND: 15%

Thursday, June 4

TORNADO: 2%

HAIL: 15%

WIND: 15%

Friday, June 5

ANY SEVERE: 15%

Saturday, June 6

ANY SEVERE: 15%

Sunday, June 7

ANY SEVERE: predictability too low

Monday, June 8

ANY SEVERE: predictability too low

Tuesday, June 9

ANY SEVERE: predictability too low

Wednesday, June 10

ANY SEVERE: predictability too low

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