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Which NWS center issues the Convective Outlook (AC) showing severe thunderstorm potential?

The Storm Prediction Center (SPC).

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  1. The National Hurricane Center
  2. The local control tower
  3. The Storm Prediction Center ✔

Why: The NWS Storm Prediction Center issues narrative and graphical Convective Outlooks that show the potential for severe thunderstorms, including tornadoes, damaging wind gusts and large hail, across the lower 48 states.

Huh, didn't know that: The Storm Prediction Center is in Norman, Oklahoma.

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The convective outlook for my picnic is stormy. Even the sandwiches are under cover.
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Answer: The Storm Prediction Center. The NWS Storm Prediction Center issues narrative and graphical Convective Outlooks that show the potential for severe thunderstorms, including tornadoes, damaging wind gusts and large hail, across the lower 48 states.

  1. Aviation Weather Handbook FAA-H-8083-28B, Chapter 27 www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/FAA-H-8083-28B.pdf
    The NWS SPC issues narrative and graphical Convective Outlooks (AC)
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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