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FXUS01 KWBC 142000
PMDSPD
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
359 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
VALID 00Z WED APR 15 2026 - 00Z FRI APR 17 2026
..LATE SEASON SNOW FOR THE CASCADES AND NORTHERN ROCKIES
...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK (LEVEL 3/5) OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
OVER PARTS OF THE GREAT LAKES/MIDDLE/LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON
TUESDAY...
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/5) OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER
PARTS OF THE MIDDLE/LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY...
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE
GREAT LAKES/MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHEAST TO THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, ALONG WITH A DRYLINE OVER THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN
PLAINS, WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE
NORTHEAST TO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND TO THE
CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY. THEREFORE, THE SPC HAS
ISSUED AN ENHANCED RISK (LEVEL 3/5) OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER
THE GREAT LAKES AND MIDDLE/LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING, SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS, HAIL, AND A FEW TORNADOES.
IN ADDITION, A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHEAST TO
THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, ALONG WITH A DRYLINE OVER THE
CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS, WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SHOWERS AND
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND THE MIDDLE/LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THEREFORE, THE SPC
HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/5) OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER
PARTS OF THE GREAT LAKES AND MIDDLE/LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING, SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS, HAIL, AND A FEW TORNADOES.
MEANWHILE, A FRONT MOVES ONSHORE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON
TUESDAY AND MOVES INLAND TO THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION,
CENTRAL ROCKIES, GREAT BASIN, AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BY THURSDAY.
THE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A LATE-SEASON SNOWFALL OVER THE CASCADES
AND NORTHERN ROCKIES THROUGH THURSDAY. COASTAL RAIN WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE NORTHWEST COAST THROUGH THURSDAY AS WELL. ALSO BY
THURSDAY, RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
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