802  
ACUS11 KWNS 111937  
SWOMCD  
SPC MCD 111937  
NCZ000-VAZ000-112200-  
 
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2281  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0237 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
 
AREAS AFFECTED...PARTS OF SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN NORTH  
CAROLINA  
 
CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY  
 
VALID 111937Z - 112200Z  
 
PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...20 PERCENT  
 
SUMMARY...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD POSE A RISK OF LOCALLY DAMAGING  
WIND GUSTS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.  
 
DISCUSSION...THE LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS AND VISIBLE SATELLITE  
IMAGERY INDICATE A STATIONARY BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM FAR  
NORTHEASTERN NC INTO SOUTH-CENTRAL VA. HERE, CONTINUED DIURNAL  
HEATING/DESTABILIZATION OF A MOIST AIR MASS (LOWER 70S DEWPOINTS) IS  
YIELDING MODERATE SURFACE-BASED BUOYANCY. DESPITE THE STRONGER  
MIDLEVEL FLOW AND RELATED DEEP-LAYER SHEAR BEING DISPLACED SLIGHTLY  
TO THE NORTH, THIS BOUNDARY SHOULD CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR  
LOOSELY ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORM CLUSTERS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE  
AFTERNOON. STEEPENING LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL PROMOTE LOCALLY  
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WITH THE STRONGER CLUSTERS THAT EVOLVE, AND  
ISOLATED/MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL CANNOT BE RULED OUT WITH ANY  
FAVORABLE CELL/BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS.  
 
..WEINMAN/GUYER.. 09/11/2026  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT  
 
ATTN...WFO...AKQ...MHX...LWX...RAH...RNK...  
 
LAT...LON 37097985 37607966 37867930 37887887 37697838 37207744  
36947673 36627642 36257656 35937706 35927751 36137858  
36527941 36837974 37097985  
 
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH  
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...UP TO 1.25 IN  
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