Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 400 PM EDT Wed Apr 23 2025 Valid 00Z Thu Apr 24 2025 - 00Z Sat Apr 26 2025 ...Scattered to Severe Thunderstorms possible from Central U.S. to Southeast Coast... ...There's a Slight Risk of Excessive Rainfall for portions of Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri... A number of shortwave troughs will develop over the Central U.S. beneath an amplifying upper trough stationed over Central/Southern Canada. A slow moving cold front at the surface will act as a focus for scattered to isolated afternoon/evening convection across the Central and Eastern U.S. over the next few days. Some thunderstorms may be severe, especially this evening. The Storm Prediction Center has a Slight Risk (level 2/5) of Severe Thunderstorms for parts of western Texas, up into the Texas/Oklahoma panhandles and western/northern Kansas. Damaging wind gusts and hail will be the primary threats from these storms. Marginal severe potential lingers over the Central/Southern Plains over the next couple days. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy to excessive rainfall over portions of the Central/Southern Plains, Mississippi Valley and Southeast through Thursday. There's a Slight Risk (at least 15%) of Excessive Rainfall for portions of Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri on Thursday, though where the heaviest rain rates will occur remains uncertain at this time. Kebede Graphics available at https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php