060 FXUS01 KWBC 080758 PMDSPD Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 357 AM EDT Fri May 08 2026 Valid 12Z Fri May 08 2026 - 12Z Sun May 10 2026 ...There is a Slight Risk (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Southern Plains on Friday and Saturday... ... There is a Slight Risk (level 2/4) of excessive rainfall over parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley... A front extending from the Ohio Valley to the Central Plains will slowly dissipate by Saturday morning. The boundary will produce rain, showers, and thunderstorms into the Central/Southern Plains, Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Ohio Valley through Friday night. Another front along the Gulf Coast will produce showers and thunderstorms along the Gulf Coast through Saturday evening. Heavy rain will accompany the thunderstorms producing heavy rain. Therefore, the WPC has issued a Slight Risk (level 2/4) of excessive rainfall over parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley through Saturday morning. In addition, showers and severe thunderstorms will develop over parts of the Central/Southern Plains. Therefore, the SPC has issued a Slight Risk (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Southern Plains through Saturday morning. The hazards associated with these thunderstorms are frequent lightning, severe thunderstorm wind gusts, hail, and a few tornadoes. Meanwhile, a second front moving southward out of Central Canada will move into the Central Plains and the Middle Mississippi Valley, and eastward into the Northeast by Sunday. The front will produce rain from the Northeast to the Southern Plains. Furthermore, showers and severe thunderstorms will develop over parts of the Southern Plains from Saturday into Sunday morning. Therefore, the SPC has issued a Slight Risk (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Southern Plains from Saturday through Sunday morning. The hazards associated with these thunderstorms are frequent lightning, severe thunderstorm wind gusts, hail, and a few tornadoes. Moreover, the front will produce rain from the Northeast to the Southern Plains. Another front will move onshore over the Pacific Northwest on Sunday and dissipate. Ziegenfelder Graphics available at https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php $$