685
ACUS11 KWNS 042156
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 042155
VAZ000-NCZ000-042300-
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2236
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0455 PM CDT FRI SEP 04 2026
AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA INTO FAR
NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 653...654...
VALID 042155Z - 042300Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 653, 654
CONTINUES.
SUMMARY...A CORRIDOR OF LOCALLY GREATER DAMAGING/SEVERE WIND GUST
RISK MAY EXIST ACROSS FAR SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA AND FAR NORTHEASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA OVER THE NEXT 1-2 HOURS.
DISCUSSION...REGIONAL RADAR IMAGERY DEPICTS SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
ONGOING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC, WITH SEVERAL REPORTS OF
WIND DAMAGE AND AN ISOLATED INSTANCE OF SEVERE HAIL NOTED OVER THE
PAST HOUR IN ASSOCIATION WITH A CLUSTER OF STORMS LOCATED IN THE
VICINITY OF RICHMOND, VA. LATEST OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THE AIR MASS AHEAD OF THIS CLUSTER REMAINS
RELATIVELY UNDISTURBED, WITH MODERATE TO STRONG BUOYANCY AND STEEP
LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES IN PLACE. 30-40 KTS OF EFFECTIVE SHEAR WILL
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A MIX OF TRANSIENT SUPERCELL STRUCTURES AND
LINEAR CLUSTERS, WHICH IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY RECENT HRRR/RRFS RUNS.
THUS, A LOCALIZED CORRIDOR OF GREATER DAMAGING/SEVERE WIND GUST
POTENTIAL IS LIKELY TO EXIST ACROSS THIS AREA OVER THE NEXT 1-2
HOURS.
..CHALMERS.. 09/04/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
ATTN...WFO...AKQ...RAH...
LAT...LON 37337653 37017628 36757628 36627644 36487683 36447753
36547794 36747818 36977831 37217820 37467781 37617742
37657706 37537677 37337653
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...UP TO 1.25 IN
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