399 FXUS01 KWBC 111957 PMDSPD Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 356 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026 Valid 00Z Sat Sep 12 2026 - 00Z Mon Sep 14 2026 ...There is a Slight Risk (level 2/4) of excessive rainfall over parts of the Southwest and Upper Mississippi Valley on Friday.... ...There is a Slight Risk (level 2/4) of excessive rainfall over parts of the Ohio Valley/Central Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic on Saturday and the Middle Mississippi Valley and Northern/Central Plains on Sunday... ...There is a Slight Risk (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley on Friday... A front extending from the Upper Mississippi Valley to the Northern/Central Plains and then northwestward to the Northern Rockies will produce showers and thunderstorms over the Upper Mississippi Valley, producing heavy rain. Therefore, the WPC has issued a Slight Risk (level 2/4) of excessive rainfall over parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley on Friday into Saturday 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. Similarly, the showers and severe thunderstorms will develop over parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley. The SPC has issued a Slight Risk (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley on Friday through Saturday morning. The hazards associated with these thunderstorms are frequent lightning, severe thunderstorm wind gusts, hail, and a few tornadoes. In addition, showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain will develop over parts of the Southwest on Friday into Saturday morning. Therefore, the WPC has issued a Slight Risk (level 2/4) of excessive rainfall over parts of the Southwest on Friday into Saturday morning. The associated heavy rain will create mainly localized areas of flash flooding, with urban areas, roads, small streams, low-lying areas, and burn scars being the most vulnerable. Furthermore, showers and thunderstorms will continue over parts of the Southwest into the Central Rockies through Sunday during the afternoon into the late evening. Moreover, a front over the Mid-Atlantic into the Ohio Valley on Friday evening will slowly move northward into northern New England by Sunday evening. The boundary will produce showers and thunderstorms over parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Ohio Valley Friday evening, then move into parts of the Northeast Saturday into Sunday. The lifting front will produce showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain over two areas. The first will be over parts of the Ohio Valley/Central Appalachians and the second over parts of the Mid-Atlantic. Therefore, the WPC has issued a Slight Risk (level 2/4) of excessive rainfall over parts of the Ohio Valley/Central Appalachians and the Mid-Atlantic on Saturday into Sunday 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 Sunday, showers and thunderstorms will develop over parts of the Northern/Central Plains and the Middle Mississippi Valley. Therefore, the WPC has issued a Slight Risk (level 2/4) of excessive rainfall over parts of the Northern/Central Plains and the Middle Mississippi Valley on Sunday into Monday 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. Furthermore, showers and thunderstorms will develop over parts of the Southern Mid-Atlantic southward to Florida and westward to the Middle/Lower Mississippi Valley through Saturday evening. On Saturday morning, rain and embedded thunderstorms will develop over parts of the Ohio Valley/Mid-Atlantic and become showers and thunderstorms over parts of the Lower Great Lakes/Northeast/Mid-Atlantic, extending southward to Florida and along the Gulf Coast through Sunday evening. Ziegenfelder Graphics available at https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php $$