579  
FXUS01 KWBC 140801  
PMDSPD  
 
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
400 AM EDT SUN JUL 14 2024  
 
VALID 12Z SUN JUL 14 2024 - 12Z TUE JUL 16 2024  
 
....THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF  
THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON SUNDAY  
AND THE UPPER/MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE GREAT LAKES ON  
MONDAY...  
 
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF  
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE GREAT LAKES ON MONDAY...  
 
...DANGEROUS AND RECORD-BREAKING HEAT BEGINS TO BUILD ACROSS THE  
CENTRAL PLAINS, MID-ATLANTIC, AND SOUTHEAST...  
 
A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY/UPPER GREAT  
LAKES TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE TO THE GREAT LAKES/MIDDLE  
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND TRAIL OFF INTO THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS BY  
MONDAY. A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE  
NORTHEASTWARD INTO ONTARIO, CANADA, BY TUESDAY, BRINGING THE COLD  
FRONT INTO THE GREAT LAKES TO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI  
VALLEY/CENTRAL PLAINS. THE BOUNDARY WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS/UPPER MISSISSIPPI  
VALLEY ON SUNDAY. THEREFORE, THE SPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK  
(LEVEL 2/5) OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHERN  
PLAINS/UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE  
HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FREQUENT  
LIGHTNING, SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS, HAIL, AND A FEW  
TORNADOES. FURTHER, THERE IS AN INCREASED THREAT OF SEVERE  
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS OF 65 KNOTS AND HAIL TWO INCHES OR  
GREATER, MAINLY OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS.  
 
ALSO, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF THE  
GREAT LAKES INTO PARTS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC. FURTHERMORE,  
UPPER-LEVEL ENERGY AND TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS FROM PARTS OF THE WESTERN GULF COAST EASTWARD TO THE  
SOUTHEAST. ADDITIONALLY, MOISTURE OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND DIURNAL  
HEATING WILL PRODUCE LATE AFTERNOON INTO LATE EVENING SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE GREAT BASIN, SOUTHWEST, AND  
CENTRAL/SOUTHERN ROCKIES.  
 
ON MONDAY, A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE UPPER  
MIDWEST WILL PULL THE FRONT BACK OVER PARTS OF THE GREAT LAKES,  
CREATING SHOWERS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN SOME PARTS OF THE  
AREA. THEREFORE, THE SPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/5) OF  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE UPPER/MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI  
VALLEY INTO THE GREAT LAKES FROM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.  
THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FREQUENT  
LIGHTNING, SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS, HAIL, AND A FEW  
TORNADOES.  
 
MOREOVER, THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN  
OVER PARTS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE GREAT LAKES.  
THEREFORE, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/4) OF  
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY  
INTO THE GREAT LAKES FROM MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE  
ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAIN WILL CREATE MAINLY LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH  
FLOODING, WITH URBAN AREAS, ROADS, SMALL STREAMS, AND LOW-LYING  
AREAS THE MOST VULNERABLE.  
 
ALSO, UPPER-LEVEL IMPULSES WILL CREATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
OVER PARTS OF THE LOWER GREAT LAKES INTO PARTS OF THE  
MID-ATLANTIC. FURTHERMORE, UPPER-LEVEL ENERGY AND TROPICAL  
MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM PARTS OF THE  
SOUTHEAST.  
 
MEANWHILE, AN UPPER-LEVEL SUBTROPICAL HIGH OVER THE GREAT  
BASIN/SOUTHWEST INTO THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL WEAKEN,  
ALLOWING HEAT TO EXPAND OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN  
U.S. ON SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY. CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING IN EXTREMELY  
DANGEROUS, POTENTIALLY DEADLY HEAT, PARTICULARLY FOR URBAN AREAS  
IN THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST COAST BEGINNING MONDAY. MANY DAILY  
RECORD HIGHS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE EAST COAST, AND NUMEROUS WARM  
OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL PROVIDE LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT OVERNIGHT.  
HEAT STRESS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY FOR THOSE WITHOUT ADEQUATE COOLING  
OR HYDRATION.  
 
ZIEGENFELDER  
 
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