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FXUS01 KWBC 152000
PMDSPD

Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
400 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026

Valid 00Z Thu Apr 16 2026 - 00Z Sat Apr 18 2026

...Late season snow for the Cascades, Northern Plains, and
Northern Rockies...

...There is a Slight Risk (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms over
parts of the c and Middle/Lower Mississippi Valley on Wednesday...

...There is a Slight Risk (level 2/4) of excessive rainfall over
parts of the Great Lakes/Ohio Valley on Wednesday...

A stationary front extending from the Northeast to the Great Lakes
and then the Central Plains, along with a dryline over the
Central/Southern Plains, will produce showers and severe
thunderstorms from the Great Lakes to the Middle Mississippi
Valley and to the Central/Southern Plains through Thursday.
Therefore, the SPC has issued a Slight Risk (level 2/5) of severe
thunderstorms over parts of the Great Lakes/Ohio Valley and
Middle/Lower Mississippi Valley through Thursday morning.  The
hazards associated with these thunderstorms are frequent
lightning, severe thunderstorm wind gusts, hail, and a few
tornadoes.

In addition, the system will produce heavy rain over parts of the
Great Lakes/Ohio Valley through Thursday morning. Therefore, the
WPC has issued a Slight Risk (level 2/4) of excessive rainfall
over parts of the Great Lakes/Ohio Valley through Thursday
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.

On Thursday, showers and severe thunderstorms will develop over
parts of the Northeast. Therefore, the SPC has issued a Slight
Risk (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms over parts of the
Northeast from Thursday through Friday morning.  The hazards
associated with these thunderstorms are frequent lightning, severe
thunderstorm wind gusts, hail, and a few tornadoes.

Meanwhile, a front moves onshore over the Pacific Northwest
overnight Wednesday and moves inland to the Upper Midwest, Central
Rockies, Great Basin, and Southern California by Thursday. The
system will produce a late-season snowfall over the Cascades,
Northern Rockies, and Northern Plains through Thursday. Coastal
rain will develop over the Northwest Coast through Thursday as
well. Also by Thursday, rain will develop over parts of the
Northern Plains.



Ziegenfelder


Graphics available at
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php




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