Day 2 Areal Outline

Issued: 2026-08-20 17:24 UTC

Summary

Severe thunderstorms, including the potential for tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds, are expected across portions of the central and southern United States on Friday. Areas of slight to marginal risk for these severe weather phenomena include parts of the Plains, the Mississippi Valley, and the Southeast.

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000 WUUS02 KWNS 201724 PTSDY2 DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK AREAL OUTLINE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1222 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026 VALID TIME 211200Z - 221200Z PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOK POINTS DAY 2 ... TORNADO ... 0.02 43288770 41638771 40838838 40658937 41059026 41479070 42309057 42799006 43468942 43618878 43628832 43288770 && ... HAIL ... 0.05 43580045 42509566 41929310 42249173 43389045 44858869 44948782 44628722 42838744 41468731 40648777 39958878 39438962 38659218 38469480 38349847 38610054 38940174 39450216 40880264 41790295 42310299 42720297 43250260 43420169 43580045 0.05 32337819 33748136 34228200 35378239 35998223 36888043 37037768 36907453 0.15 42660090 42739921 42719755 42409674 42019636 41359633 40939660 40409707 40049799 39899934 39920045 40140145 40810195 41410248 41920273 42380252 42590237 42660090 CIG1 42689866 42739755 42509687 42139643 41429639 41079664 40759740 40489825 40439978 40590137 40910194 41280238 41890270 42600235 42650149 42710027 42689866 && ... WIND ... 0.05 31308028 30938229 29878825 29909012 30029178 30379292 30849377 31449411 31769410 31919383 32119268 32109097 32188581 32438401 32688323 33218274 33798258 34428238 35178252 35568259 36028237 36328188 36878048 37027938 37107731 36977467 0.05 38789031 37889289 37289499 37179615 37279743 37949975 38450147 39120201 40780243 41830285 42270298 42840286 43060259 43220167 43290039 43189866 42919760 42319625 41659480 41469364 41719242 42239169 43589024 44258947 44888868 44988790 44678712 41198706 40668722 40138787 38789031 0.15 42519976 41319670 41019633 40199613 39519622 38989689 38839754 38889827 39110007 39580099 40350163 41180214 41650239 42100264 42590231 42770142 42519976 CIG1 38779805 38719845 38829947 38900031 39960188 41860269 42100260 42540219 42670160 42560084 41529935 40139838 39129780 38779805 && CATEGORICAL OUTLOOK POINTS DAY 2 ... CATEGORICAL ... SLGT 42590237 42770142 42670076 42719755 42409674 42019636 41359633 41139647 41019633 40199613 39519622 38989689 38839754 39110007 39580099 41410248 41920273 42590237 MRGL 31248059 29878825 30029178 30379292 30849377 31449411 31769410 31919383 32119268 32188581 32438401 32688323 33218274 34428238 35568259 36028237 36328188 36878048 37027938 37107731 37007522 MRGL 42720297 43250260 43580045 41929310 42249173 44888868 44988790 44678712 41198706 40668722 40138787 38789031 37889289 37289499 37179615 37279743 38450147 39120201 39450216 41790295 42310299 42720297 TSTM 44838117 41638392 39618592 38408801 38048995 37829252 37419369 36859432 36209402 33989143 33398952 33768805 36428605 38418320 39608059 39837575 39337258 99999999 28549049 29729220 30099295 30099465 30589697 31229848 32580059 33030258 33510361 33580454 33110508 32680571 32090701 31260750 99999999 32051646 33321669 33711662 33631590 33971521 34621502 35871574 38401715 39691770 41371694 44291503 45441379 45691123 45420913 44510835 43190770 42430783 41780861 41250882 40660862 40500793 40410714 41100629 41690497 42540469 43600371 44120144 43739822 42829560 42429459 42449372 42919301 44619138 46608898 48658620 99999999 49611828 45471752 44611764 43871870 43222013 42932105 43022176 43392236 45342241 48002197 49792217 99999999 49219020 48289087 47309228 46699332 46599451 46879524 47959632 50159733 && THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SVR TSTMS TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 NNE AIA 55 NNW MHN 15 SW VTN 15 SSW YKN 20 W SUX 20 NNW TQE 25 W OMA 25 NE LNK 25 ENE LNK 30 WNW FNB 35 NE MHK 15 SW MHK 0 - SLN 25 SW HLC 50 SSW MCK 35 NE SNY 10 SSE AIA 45 NNE AIA THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SVR TSTMS TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 50 E SSI 55 S MOB 15 SE LFT 25 NE LCH 40 WSW POE 40 ENE LFK 50 SSW SHV 35 S SHV 35 NE IER 25 NNE TOI 30 SW MCN 25 E MCN 45 WSW AGS 20 ESE AND 10 NNW AVL 30 S TRI 30 ESE TRI 20 SSE PSK 25 SSW LYH 30 S RIC 65 SSE WAL THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SVR TSTMS TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 SE CDR 40 NE CDR 50 N VTN 45 N OXV 25 N CID 40 NW GRB 35 NNE GRB 45 NE MTW 20 S VPZ 25 NW LAF 15 WSW DNV 0 - STL 40 WNW TBN 30 WNW JLN 30 NNW BVO 25 S ICT 55 NW GCK 15 ESE ITR 15 NNE ITR 20 SSW AIA 20 NNW AIA 10 SE CDR GEN TSTMS ARE FCST TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 115 NE BAX 0 - TOL 20 ESE IND 35 NW EVV 35 S BLV 20 WNW TBN 20 NW SGF 25 SSE JLN 15 NNE FYV 30 NE LLQ 35 ESE GWO 25 ENE CBM 45 SSE BWG 35 W HTS 40 S HLG 15 NW ILG 105 SSE ISP ...CONT... 70 S HUM 0 - 7R4 15 E LCH 40 WNW BPT 35 W CLL 50 SE BWD 55 WNW ABI 45 ENE HOB 60 NNW HOB 20 N ROW 35 SE SRR 25 ESE ALM 40 WNW ELP 70 S DMN ...CONT... 40 S CZZ 35 SW TRM 25 WNW TRM 15 E TRM 40 NW BLH 25 WSW EED 35 WSW LAS 25 N TPH 30 WNW U31 55 N BAM 65 NNW SUN 25 N SMN 0 - BZN 40 SW BIL 40 NNW WRL 40 ENE RIW 55 NW RWL 25 ENE RKS 25 SSE RKS 50 ENE VEL 20 W CAG 20 ESE CAG 35 WSW LAR 40 NNW CYS 35 ESE DGW 45 SW RAP 10 ENE PHP 10 WSW MHE 25 NW SLB 20 WSW FOD 25 ESE FOD 25 SE MCW 20 SSE EAU 45 SSW CMX 160 NNE MQT ...CONT... 95 NE OMK 45 NNE BKE 20 SSE BKE 20 NNE BNO 75 N LKV 60 NNW LKV 60 N LMT 65 SE EUG 20 SSE PDX 40 NNE SEA 70 NNE BLI ...CONT... 100 N GNA 45 NNW GNA 35 N DLH 55 SSW HIB 20 NW BRD 30 E DTL 10 SW TVF 100 N HCO