785 FXUS01 KWBC 130759 PMDSPD Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 358 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026 Valid 12Z Wed May 13 2026 - 12Z Fri May 15 2026 ...There is a Slight Risk (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Northern Rockies into the Central Great Basin on Wednesday... ...There is a Slight Risk (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Central Plains on Thursday... ...Mixed precipitation for the Northern Intermountain Region overnight Thursday... A front across the Great Lakes will move southward and eastward off the Eastern Seaboard and the Gulf Coast by Thursday. The system will produce rain with embedded thunderstorms across the Lower Great Lakes/Ohio Valley and the Northeast on Wednesday. The boundary moves out over the Atlantic by Thursday evening with the low lingering near the Northeast through Friday, bringing rain to the area. A second front over the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday will produce scattered rain with severe thunderstorms over the Northern Intermountain Region and the Northern Rockies. Therefore, the SPC has issued a Slight Risk (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Northern Intermountain Region and the Northern Rockies through Thursday morning. The hazards associated with these thunderstorms are frequent lightning, severe thunderstorm wind gusts, hail, and a minimal threat of tornadoes. Additionally, to the severe weather, mixed precipitation will develop for the Northern Intermountain Region overnight Wednesday into Thursday. On Thursday, the front moves eastward across the Plains and the Mississippi Valley, producing showers and severe thunderstorms over the Central Plains. Therefore, the SPC has issued a Slight Risk (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Central Plains from Thursday into Friday morning. The hazards associated with these thunderstorms are frequent lightning, severe thunderstorm wind gusts, hail, and a minimal threat of tornadoes. Moreover, showers and thunderstorms will move into parts of the Upper/Middle Mississippi Valley and the Ohio Valley Thursday afternoon into Friday morning. Elsewhere, a front will linger across the Southeast, producing showers and thunderstorms Wednesday into Thursday morning. Ziegenfelder Graphics available at https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php $$