USA Weather — Severe Weather Division
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...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST...
COLD AND STABLE AIR SETTING INTO MOST OF THE CONUS WILL PRECLUDE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY FOR MOST OF THE CONUS TODAY. THE COAST OF NEW ENGLAND AND FAR SOUTHERN FLORIDA ARE THE MAIN EXCEPTIONS, WHERE A FEW SUB-SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF IMMINENT COLD FROPA.
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGIONS, A SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT IS ONGOING WITH MULTIPLE INTENSE SNOW BANDS SETTING UP. ENOUGH BUOYANCY DUE TO VERY STEEP LAPSE RATES UNDERNEATH EXTREMELY COLD 500MB TEMPS OVERTOP RELATIVELY WARM LAKE WATERS COULD SUPPORT A FEW LIGHTNING FLASHES TODAY.
NO SEVERE TSTMS ARE FORECAST ANYWHERE TODAY/TONIGHT.