SPC 2000Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0255 PM CDT Thu Oct 02 2025 Valid 022000Z - 031200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe thunderstorms are not expected across the continental U.S. today or tonight. ...20Z Update... The forecast remains on track, and minimal changes were made with this update. See the previous discussion below for details. ..Weinman.. 10/02/2025 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1130 AM CDT Thu Oct 02 2025/ ...Discussion... An upper trough will continue to amplify and build southward along the West Coast, with preceding height falls over the Great Basin and northern Intermountain West. Sufficient moisture will exist ahead of a cold front, with marginal buoyancy supportive of isolated thunderstorms later today and especially into tonight from the Sierra and Great Basin toward the northern Rockies. A couple of stronger storms could materialize, but severe storms are not expected. Elsewhere, thunderstorms will also be possible across the Upper Midwest and Lake Superior vicinity, in addition to Florida and the Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley.
