Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 357 AM EDT Tue Jun 26 2018 Valid 12Z Tue Jun 26 2018 - 12Z Thu Jun 28 2018 ...Severe weather and heavy rainfall are possible for parts of the Plains, Mississippi Valley, and Ohio Valley... ...Storms expected to continue for the Carolinas... As a frontal system presses eastward over the Mississippi Valley, showers and thunderstorms will increase across this region in addition to the western portions of the Ohio Valley and parts of the Tennessee Valley today. A front draped across the Carolinas and into the Tennessee Valley will also be a focal point for convection today. This convective activity will last through Wednesday morning--with most of the heavy rainfall expected across southeast Kansas and southern Missouri. Additionally, a surface low along the warm front will develop across the coastal Carolinas today and will provide focus for heavy rainfall particularly across the North Carolina coast. As the front enters the Northeast and lower Great Lakes by Wednesday, the bulk of precipitation is expected to stretch from the Northeast to the central Gulf Coast. By Thursday morning, showers and thunderstorms will linger across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast while most of New England will receive most of the rainfall. Severe weather will be a concern today--with the Storm Prediction Center highlighting an enhanced risk of severe storms across west-central Missouri and a very small portion of eastern Kansas. High temperatures will be cooler than normal across most of the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and parts of the Ohio Valley today and Wednesday. The High Plains will begin to heat up by Wednesday--with temperatures expected to be nearly 10 degrees above normal. By Thursday, the central Plains and middle Mississippi Valley can also anticipate much warmer conditions. Reinhart Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php