• Flood Risk PA/MD/WV/OH/MI/IN

    From Mike Powell@618:250/10 to All on Fri Sep 4 10:21:56 2026
    AWUS01 KWNH 041511
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    PAZ000-MDZ000-WVZ000-OHZ000-MIZ000-INZ000-042110-

    Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion 1196
    NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
    1110 AM EDT Fri Sep 04 2026

    Areas affected...Portions of the Southern Great Lakes...Upper OH
    Valley and Central Appalachians

    Concerning...Heavy rainfall...Flash flooding possible

    Valid 041510Z - 042110Z

    SUMMARY...Isolated to scattered areas of flash flooding will be
    possible going into the afternoon hours as additional rounds of
    showers and thunderstorms impact portions of the Southern Great
    Lakes, Upper OH Valley, and Central Appalachians.

    DISCUSSION...The latest radar and satellite imagery shows an
    elongated and broken axis of locally heavy showers and
    thunderstorms crossing through southern lower MI and down through
    northeast OH. The convection is associated with proximity of a
    frontal zone along with a wave of low pressure advancing east along it.

    Over the next several hours, a combination of daytime
    heating/boundary layer destabilization along warm air advection
    and moisture transport into this front should favor regional areas
    of redeveloping and expanding convection. This should especially
    be the case across the Upper OH Valley and central Appalachians
    with an emphasis on eastern OH. western PA and northern WV where
    greater instability profiles with MLCAPE values increasing to 1500
    to 2500+ are expected. Areas of orographic ascent into the terrain
    will also be a player in supporting convective initiation.

    Moderate to strong instability by mid-afternoon coupled with PWs
    of 1.5 to 1.75 inches and at least moderate vertical shear should
    support some storm organization and areas of high rainfall rates
    capable of reaching 1 to 2 inches/hour. Some repeating/training
    cell-activity will be expected at least locally, and this will
    support some some storm totals of 2 to 3+ inches. This is
    generally supported by a consensus of the 12Z CAM guidance.

    The FFG values are rather low across eastern OH, northern WV and
    especially western PA, with elevated streamflows noted in the
    latest USGS streamflow data. These more sensitive soil conditions
    will increase the concern for additional areas of flash flooding
    going into the afternoon hours. The overall threat will tend to be
    isolated to scattered in nature, but will also include at least
    localized urban flash flooding concerns.

    Orrison

    ATTN...WFO...CLE...CTP...DTX...GRR...ILN...IWX...LWX...PBZ...
    RLX...RNK...

    ATTN...RFC...MSR...RHA...TIR...NWC...

    LAT...LON 42818646 42798493 42378267 41708007 40637885
    39357898 38138015 38208168 39258263 40028321
    40968436 41578603 42018668

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