252  
ACUS11 KWNS 051753  
SWOMCD  
SPC MCD 051753  
NCZ000-VAZ000-SCZ000-052100-  
 
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1510  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1253 PM CDT SUN JUL 05 2026  
 
AREAS AFFECTED...EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA INTO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA  
AND FAR SOUTH-CENTRAL VIRGINIA  
 
CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY  
 
VALID 051753Z - 052100Z  
 
PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...20 PERCENT  
 
SUMMARY...SPORADIC SEVERE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON  
ACROSS THE CENTRAL CAROLINAS INTO SOUTHERN VIRGINIA.  
 
DISCUSSION...STORMS FORMED QUICKLY NEAR THE SC SEA BREEZE, AND WHERE  
A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WAS ALREADY IN PLACE THIS MORNING  
PER 12Z CHS SOUNDING. MUCAPE OF 2000-3000 J/KG ALSO EXTENDS  
NORTHWARD ACROSS MUCH OF NC, WHERE TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE  
NEAR A WEAK PRESSURE TROUGH. ADDITIONAL STORMS COULD REDEVELOP  
NORTHWARD AS OUTFLOWS ARE PRODUCED.  
 
NORTH OF THE EXISTING SEA BREEZE STORMS, ADDITIONAL CLUSTERS ARE  
EVIDENT, AND SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY MAY GAIN LOCALIZED SEVERE WIND  
POTENTIAL OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS THEY MOVE WITH AN EASTWARD  
COMPONENT TOWARD INCREASING DCAPE.  
 
..JEWELL/HART.. 07/05/2026  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT  
 
ATTN...WFO...AKQ...RAH...ILM...RNK...CHS...CAE...GSP...  
 
LAT...LON 33658127 34948026 36107984 36957950 37027901 37137809  
37007773 36737772 36047803 34127885 33547912 33287950  
32857993 32588078 32948126 33658127  
 
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH  
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