Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
329 AM EDT Fri May 24 2019

Valid 12Z Fri May 24 2019 - 12Z Sun May 26 2019

...Cool for the West and Hot for the Southeast with more storms across the
Plains...

A very active weather pattern is forecast to continue across the central
part of the nation through the end of the week and into the upcoming
weekend.  This is in response to an anomalous upper level trough situated
over the Intermountain West and a large upper level ridge anchored over
the southeastern U.S.  A clash of air masses from the southern plains to
the Ohio Valley region will support multiple episodes of bad weather in
the general vicinity of a slow moving frontal boundary with waves of low
pressure developing along it.

The next low pressure system to affect the Plains on Friday will track
across the Dakotas and then across Minnesota through Friday night.  A
corridor of enhanced rainfall along with severe weather is likely from the
Texas Panhandle to northern Illinois over the next couple of days.  Flash
flooding is likely across portions of the central plains and Midwest
during this time, and SPC has a slight to enhanced risk of severe storms
from western Texas to southern Michigan.

In terms of temperatures, readings will continue to be below average for
the Rockies and extending westward across the Great Basin and into
California given the presence of the upper level trough and increased
cloud cover, and snow showers are expected to continue for some of the
higher mountain ranges.  Across the Deep South and the Carolinas, record
high temperatures will be possible this weekend with highs soaring well
into the 90s and perhaps close to 100 degrees for some areas.

D. Hamrick


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