758  
FXUS01 KWBC 311917  
PMDSPD  
 
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
316 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2026  
 
VALID 00Z MON JUN 01 2026 - 00Z WED JUN 03 2026  
 
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/4) OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER  
PARTS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS, AND  
SOUTHEAST ON SUNDAY...  
 
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/5) OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER  
PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS/ MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON SUNDAY...  
 
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/5) OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER  
PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS/CENTRAL ROCKIES ON MONDAY...  
 
A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHEAST  
NORTHWESTWARD TO THE CENTRAL PLAINS, COMBINED WITH UPPER-LEVEL  
ENERGY, WILL TRIGGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHEAST  
TO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN OVER THE  
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE SOUTHEAST. THEREFORE, THE WPC  
ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/4) OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS  
OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE  
ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE MAINLY LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING,  
WITH URBAN AREAS, ROADS, SMALL STREAMS, AND LOW-LYING AREAS BEING  
THE MOST VULNERABLE.  
 
FURTHERMORE, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL  
DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST ON SUNDAY. THEREFORE, THE WPC  
HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/4) OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER  
PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED  
HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE MAINLY LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING, WITH URBAN  
AREAS, ROADS, SMALL STREAMS, AND LOW-LYING AREAS BEING THE MOST  
VULNERABLE.  
 
IN ADDITION, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL  
DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS ON SUNDAY.  
THEREFORE, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/4) OF  
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS THROUGH  
MONDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE MAINLY  
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING, WITH URBAN AREAS, ROADS, SMALL STREAMS,  
AND LOW-LYING AREAS BEING THE MOST VULNERABLE.  
 
ALSO THE SHOWERS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER PARTS  
OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS/MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THEREFORE, THE  
SPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/5) OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS  
OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS/MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH  
MONDAY MORNING. THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS  
INCLUDE FREQUENT LIGHTNING, SEVERE WIND GUSTS, HAIL, AND THE  
THREAT OF TORNADOES.  
 
MOREOVER, THE THREAT OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL DIMINISHES TO A  
MARGINAL RISK OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS, THE MIDDLE/LOWER  
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS, AND THE SOUTHERN  
HIGH PLAINS ON MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING.  
 
ON TUESDAY, THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE  
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. THEREFORE, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK  
(LEVEL 2/4) OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH  
PLAINS ON TUESDAY. THE ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE MAINLY  
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING, WITH URBAN AREAS, ROADS, SMALL STREAMS,  
AND LOW-LYING AREAS BEING THE MOST VULNERABLE.  
 
A DEVELOPING FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS WILL PRODUCE  
SHOWERS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION.  
THEREFORE, THE SPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/5) OF SEVERE  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAIN ON TUESDAY.  
THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE FREQUENT  
LIGHTNING, SEVERE WIND GUSTS, HAIL, AND THE THREAT OF TORNADOES.  
ADDITIONALLY, HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE GREAT LAKES/OHIO  
VALLEY OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.  
 
ZIEGENFELDER  
 
GRAPHICS AVAILABLE AT  
HTTPS://WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/BASICWX/BASICWX_NDFD.PHP  
 

 
 
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