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FXUS01 KWBC 080758
PMDSPD
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
357 AM EDT FRI MAY 08 2026
VALID 12Z FRI MAY 08 2026 - 12Z SUN MAY 10 2026
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/5) OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER
PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...
... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/4) OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER
PARTS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...
A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL
SLOWLY DISSIPATE BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE BOUNDARY WILL PRODUCE
RAIN, SHOWERS, AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS,
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, AND THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT.
ANOTHER FRONT ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE GULF COAST THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. HEAVY
RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN.
THEREFORE, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/4) OF
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
IN ADDITION, SHOWERS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER
PARTS OF THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS. THEREFORE, THE SPC HAS
ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/5) OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER
PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE
HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FREQUENT
LIGHTNING, SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS, HAIL, AND A FEW
TORNADOES.
MEANWHILE, A SECOND FRONT MOVING SOUTHWARD OUT OF CENTRAL CANADA
WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY, AND EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHEAST BY SUNDAY. THE FRONT WILL
PRODUCE RAIN FROM THE NORTHEAST TO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.
FURTHERMORE, SHOWERS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER
PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS FROM SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
THEREFORE, THE SPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/5) OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS FROM SATURDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING, SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS, HAIL, AND A FEW TORNADOES.
MOREOVER, THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE RAIN FROM THE NORTHEAST TO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY AND DISSIPATE.
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