Forecast Discussion - May 17, 2025 - Classic Plains Severe Weather Outbreak Sequence on Tap @ConvectiveChronicles
Forecast Discussion - May 17, 2025 - Classic Plains Severe Weather Outbreak Sequence on Tap  @ConvectiveChronicles
Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
For educational purposes only. If you live in the affected areas, please stay tuned to your local National Weather Service office for the most accurate and up-to-date information.

Our active pattern continues as a classic stretch of severe weather setups take aim at the Plains starting today. Enhanced Risks (level 3/5) have been outlined by the SPC for the next four days, with each day posing a risk for significant severe hazards, including strong tornadoes and very large hail.

Today, widespread convection is expected across southern Oklahoma and north Texas, with a more conditional risk along the warm front from central into northwest Oklahoma. Large to very large hail and damaging winds will be the main risks, but a couple tornadoes are possible, especially if any storms fire near the warm front and via any favorable storm interactions.

Tomorrow, discrete supercells are expected ahead of a robust dryline from Nebraska into Texas, with the greatest risk centered on Kansas into northern Oklahoma. All hazards are possible, including strong tornadoes and large to very large hail.

Stronger forcing for ascent will overspread the dryline on Monday, leading to a higher-ceiling but lower-floor event. Once again, intense supercells are possible with all hazards, but storm mode remains a question. The threat shifts east into the Mid-South/Southeast on Tuesday.

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Chapters

0:00 Introduction, risk areas
4:39 Discussion of today's setup
23:16 Discussion of tomorrow's setup
30:07 Discussion of Monday/Tuesday setups
33:01 Wrap-up
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