Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 357 PM EDT Mon Aug 07 2017 Valid 00Z Tue Aug 08 2017 - 00Z Thu Aug 10 2017 ...Heavy rainfall to continue across the Mid-Atlantic through Tuesday morning... ...Showers and thunderstorms expected throughout the Southeast and southern Plains... ...Precipitation to develop along the front from the Great Lakes to the northern Plains... A strong front is currently stretched from the Mid-Atlantic to the southern Plains. With plenty of moisture and instability in place, this boundary is providing focus for showers and thunderstorms to continue across these regions. Heavy rain will be especially apparent in the Mid-Atlantic as the main low will move off the Delmarva coast by this evening. This low will travel along the Northeast coast on Tuesday morning and the heavy rain will follow--however most of it will remain offshore and the heaviest amounts will be well confined to the coast. By Tuesday evening, the low will be south of Nova Scotia with most of the precipitation ending across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. As the aforementioned front begins to move southward overnight and into tomorrow, it will slow and eventually stall on Tuesday afternoon as it enters the Southeast. Showers and thunderstorms along this front is expected throughout the short term period--spanning from the Carolinas to southeast Texas. Some of these storms are capable of producing heavy downpours that could lead to flash flooding. A cold front will move across the Great Lakes and northern Plains by Wednesday. Precipitation will develop along the boundary in North and South Dakota on Wednesday morning and move into the Upper Midwest later in the day. In addition, precipitation will also develop along the Great Lakes as the front moves into this region by Wednesday morning. Showers and thunderstorms can be expected to continue throughout the day across the Great Lakes. Meanwhile, the cold front will begin approaching the interior of New England by Wednesday afternoon--bringing showers with its arrival. Reinhart Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php