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Severe Weather 2026


lots of dry moving in

Latest Spc day 1.

ADDITIONALLY, A RATHER STRONG LOW-LEVEL JET (40 TO 45 KT DIURNALLY)
IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY SHIFT NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS PARTS OF
CENTRAL/EASTERN KANSAS INTO WESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST
NEBRASKA/SOUTHWEST IOWA BY EVENING. THIS WILL HELP TO MAINTAIN
STRONG WIND PROFILES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. RAP GUIDANCE
SUGGESTS 0-1 KM SRH FROM 150 TO 200 M2/S2 ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN
KS.

COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS WILL RESULT IN A RATHER UNIQUE
MESOSCALE SETUP FOR TORNADOES FROM CENTRAL AND EASTERN KS INTO FAR
SOUTHEAST NE. TORNADOES WITHIN THESE ENVIRONMENTS ARE TYPICALLY
BRIEF, BUT THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH UPDRAFT DEPTH IN THIS CASE TO
SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW LONGER-DURATION STORMS. THIS
POTENTIAL APPEARS TO PEAK AROUND 21Z TO 00Z. AFTER 00Z, THE STRONGER
FORCING FOR ASCENT SHOULD BEGIN TO EXTEND NORTH OF THE SURFACE-BASED
BUOYANCY.
 
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