Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 409 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 afternoon/evening convection across the Central and Eastern U.S. over the next few days. Some thunderstorms may be severe, particularly 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. Temperatures remain above average across the Eastern half of the country, while the Northern/Central High Plains experience a cool down. Snow showers could produce several inches over the Wind River/Absaroka Ranges and Big Horn Mountains by Thursday evening. Kebede Graphics available at https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php