Subj : MESO: Nws Weather Prediction Center College Park Md To : wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu From : COD Weather Processor Date : Thu May 29 2025 23:28:08 AWUS01 KWNH 292327 FFGMPD NCZ000-300225- Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion 0333 NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 725 PM EDT Thu May 29 2025 Areas affected...Central NC Concerning...Heavy rainfall...Flash flooding likely Valid 292325Z - 300225Z SUMMARY...Heavy showers and thunderstorms across central NC will continue through the mid to late-evening hours. Areas of flash flooding are likely and especially around the Raleigh-Durham metropolitan area and adjacent suburbs over the next couple of hours. DISCUSSION...Radar imagery shows showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall rates of 1.5 to 2.0 inches/hour impacting central NC as a shortwave impulse lifting up across the Southeast U.S. coastal plain interacts with a moist and unstable airmass pooled across the region. MUCAPE values are still locally on the order of 1000+ J/kg, and there are multiple small-scale outflow boundaries interacting with each other that are resulting in pockets of enhanced low-level convergence for additional convective development. The airmass is moist with PWs of near 1.5 inches, and this coupled with the remaining instability should still favor locally enhanced rainfall rates over the next couple of hours. There is also proximity of a warm front across central NC along with some modest right-entrance region upper-level jet dynamics that are helping to further facilitate the sustenance of convection at least in the near-term. Given the high rainfall rates and some cell-merger activity, expect some additional spotty rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches before sufficient boundary layer stabilization occurs for the activity to weaken later this evening. Areas of urban flash flooding are locally already occurring and will continue through the mid to late-evening hours givenj the high rainfall rates. This will include a near-term threat to the Raleigh-Durham metropolitan area which currently has heavy shower and thunderstorm activity situated to the west and south of the city. Orrison ....Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov__;!!= DZ3fjg!-FX86hDq75fB1NIYMvO7VBoHoRkweFmjSRonOK_WAChZDyksQDdiWdFflkW2v2NDK-gY= zXq2F3Zb9MgB6e1RUhOzwS0$ for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...GSP...RAH...RNK... ATTN...RFC...ALR...NWC... LAT...LON 36507820 36287765 35847759 35507790 35327857=20 35338008 35838044 36347951=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) .