Subj : MESO: Nws Weather Prediction Center College Park Md To : wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu From : COD Weather Processor Date : Thu May 08 2025 17:24:28 AWUS01 KWNH 081724 FFGMPD TNZ000-KYZ000-INZ000-ILZ000-MOZ000-082322- Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion 0242 NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 122 PM EDT Thu May 08 2025 Areas affected...portions of the Lower Ohio Valley and Tennessee Concerning...Heavy rainfall...Flash flooding possible Valid 081722Z - 082322Z Summary...Slow-moving showers and thunderstorms are producing spots of 1-1.5 inch/hr rain rates at times across southern Illinois. These rates should continue, with storms translating slowly eastward toward central Kentucky and Middle Tennessee through 23Z/6p CDT. Discussion...A combination of factors was contributing to a focused area of convective development across western areas of the discussion area (from southern IL through northwestern TN) over the past couple hours: 1) insolation/surface destabilization occurring beneath a slow-moving mid/upper low over Missouri and 2) convergence along a synoptic front extending from near SAR east/northeast to ILN. Mid-level flow fields are relatively weak, resulting in slow-moving and weakly organized convection that has exhibited multiple cell mergers at times. Moisture/instability profiles are supporting areas of 1-1.5 inch rain rates beneath the most persistent convection and merging cells, which was resulting in areas of FFG exceedance especially where heavier rates have persisted for more than an hour. Models/obs suggest that the area of convection will gradually translate eastward mainly across Kentucky and Tennessee over the next 6 hours or so. Occasional cell mergers/spots of FFG exceedance are expected on an isolated basis. The combination of both propagation and newer downstream development of convective activity suggests that a modest increase in flash flood potential should occur from western Kentucky eastward through the I-65 corridor, with central KY/middle TN risk peaking from 19Z onward. Cook ....Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov__;!!= DZ3fjg!4fCaYm9r0ehHkR4D9l6qqwC_5q7d8tDwYx0CkCOgAFh7NQs0zbI5vhWrbNC0-JfsdeLx= 5L4WgRG7ZH8HeV9vbfa1kFk$ for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...ILN...ILX...IND...JKL...LMK...LSX...MEG...OHX... PAH... ATTN...RFC...LMRFC...NCRFC...OHRFC...NWC... LAT...LON 39278510 36568497 35828675 35698910 36469000=20 37109006 37798970 38798762=20 =3D =3D =3D To unsubscribe from WX-STORM and you already have a login, go to https://lists.illinois.edu and use the "Unsubscribe" link. Otherwise email Chris Novy at cnovy@cox.net and ask to be removed from WX-STORM. --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .