073  
FXUS01 KWBC 272027  
PMDSPD  
 
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
426 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2026  
 
VALID 00Z SUN JUN 28 2026 - 00Z TUE JUN 30 2026  
 
...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK (LEVEL 3/5) OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS  
OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...  
 
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/5) OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM  
THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST TO TENNESSEE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...  
 
...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK (LEVEL 3/4) OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER  
PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN/WESTERN KENTUCKY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...  
 
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/4) OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER  
PARTS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...  
 
A SLOW-MOVING OCCLUDED FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS  
WILL PRODUCE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN. THE SEVERE  
WEATHER THREAT HAS PROMPTED THE SPC TO ISSUE AN ENHANCED RISK  
(LEVEL 3/5) OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHERN  
PLAINS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE  
THUNDERSTORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING, SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND  
GUSTS, HAIL, AND A FEW TORNADOES. IN ADDITION, THE WPC HAS ISSUED  
A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/4) OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE  
NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAIN  
WILL CREATE MAINLY LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING, WITH URBAN  
AREAS, ROADS, SMALL STREAMS, AND LOW-LYING AREAS BEING THE MOST  
VULNERABLE. FURTHERMORE, AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST, OVER THE  
NORTHERN PLAINS/UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, SEVERE WEATHER WILL  
DEVELOP OVER THE REGION. THEREFORE, THE SPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT  
RISK (LEVEL 2/5) OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE  
NORTHERN PLAINS/UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY  
MORNING AND OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND THE  
UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON MONDAY. THE WPC HAS A MARGINAL RISK OF  
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY.  
 
MOREOVER, HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP, WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS,  
OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN OHIO VALLEY FROM SATURDAY THROUGH  
SUNDAY MORNING. THEREFORE, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A MODERATE RISK OF  
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN OHIO VALLEY.  
THEREFORE, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A MODERATE RISK (LEVEL 3/4) OF  
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN OHIO VALLEY THROUGH  
SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
UPPER-LEVEL ENERGY AND A FRONT NEARBY WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC ON  
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THEREFORE, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A  
SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/4) OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WITH THESE  
THUNDERSTORMS. THE ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAIN WILL CREATE MAINLY  
LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING, WITH URBAN AREAS, ROADS, SMALL  
STREAMS, AND LOW-LYING AREAS BEING THE MOST VULNERABLE. THE THREAT  
OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL END ON MONDAY. IN ADDITION, SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND EAST OF THE DRYLINE ON  
SATURDAY, SUNDAY, AND MONDAY AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, ONSHORE FLOW  
WILL HELP PRODUCE RAIN OVER PARTS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND  
INTO THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION, WITH ISOLATED MIXED  
PRECIPITATION AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.  
 
ZIEGENFELDER  
 
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HTTPS://WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/BASICWX/BASICWX_NDFD.PHP  
 
 
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