Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 400 AM EDT Tue Oct 09 2018 Valid 12Z Tue Oct 09 2018 - 12Z Thu Oct 11 2018 ...Hurricane Michael is forecast to make landfall along the Florida panhandle producing very heavy rain... ...There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms from parts of the Middle/Upper Mississippi Valley into the Southern Plains... ...Heavy rain possible over parts of the Upper Great Lakes/Upper Mississippi Valley into parts of the Central Plains... ...Heavy snow possible over parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley and over the higher elevations of parts of the Northern/Central Rockies and Eastern Great Basin... Hurricane Michael is forecast to make landfall along the Florida panhandle on Wednesday afternoon and move northeastward to the Southern Mid-Atlantic by Thursday. Michael will produce very heavy rain, strong wind, and storm surge. Showers and thunderstorms will develop along the Florida panhandle overnight Tuesday and move northeastward into Georgia by Thursday. Meanwhile, a front extending from the Upper Great Lakes to the Middle Mississippi Valley then southwestward into the Southern Plains will move slowly eastward to the Upper Mississippi Valley/Upper Great Lakes southward to parts of the Tennessee and Lower Mississippi Valleys by Wednesday evening. Showers and thunderstorms will develop along and ahead of the boundary from parts of the Great Lakes to the Middle Mississippi Valley southwestward into the Southern Plains will move eastward to parts of the Upper Great Lakes southward to the Lower Mississippi Valley by Wednesday evening. North of the front rain will develop over parts of the Upper Great Lakes/Upper Mississippi Valley through Wednesday evening. Rain will change over to snow over parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley near Canada on Wednesday morning continuing into Wednesday evening. Ziegenfelder Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php