Subj : MESO: Nws Weather Prediction Center College Park Md To : wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu From : COD Weather Processor Date : Sat Sep 27 2025 05:57:12 AWUS01 KWNH 270556 FFGMPD VAZ000-NCZ000-WVZ000-271200- Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion 1144 NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 156 AM EDT Sat Sep 27 2025 Areas affected...much of southern and central VA...portions of northwestern NC and southeastern WV Concerning...Heavy rainfall...Flash flooding likely Valid 270600Z - 271200Z Summary...Training banded heavy rain with 1-2"/hr rates expected to result in additional rainfall totals of 3-5" through 8 AM. Isolated to scattered instances of flash flooding are likely. Discussion...Disorganized showers and thunderstorms across southern portions of the Mid-Atlantic have consolidated into a defined band of heavy rainfall over the past couple of hours. This band extends a couple hundred miles across southern VA into northwestern NC, paralleling a surface/low-level frontal boundary and associated moisture gradient (PWs ranging from 1.5-2.0" across the gradient, nearing the climatological max moving average at GSO/RNK). MUCAPE of 500-1000 J/kg is sufficient to sustain deep convection, and strong upper-level dynamics (right-entrance region of a jet streak with DPVA via shortwave trough/PV anomaly upstream) along with modest easterly low-level moisture transport could allow for localized training of 1-2"/hr rainfall rates. While hi-res models overall have poorly handled the convective organization since 00z, the latest HREF suite still indicates relatively high odds (20-40%) for localized 3" exceedance through 12z (per 40-km neighborhood exceedance probabilities). Given that banded heavy rainfall has already reached a level of organization beyond model depictions, these probabilities could be underdone. Expect that training of banded heavy rainfall lead to additional rainfall totals of 3-5" with corresponding 3-6 hour Flash Flood Guidance (FFGs) generally ranging from 1.5-3.0" (with portions of northwestern NC having already received localized totals of 2-3" from prior rainfall over the past 3-6 hours). Isolated to scattered instances of flash flooding are likely. Churchill ....Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov__;!!= DZ3fjg!-NEApKCJ4uPZO6DNJvFdxLGh9mWJaAOPtC9jNS0cpZKIgR3AfLtk4rCXduNNT3xAGa0P= jlzh2eNDBfDORe_QvkbnLnY$ for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...AKQ...GSP...LWX...RAH...RNK... ATTN...RFC...ALR...RHA...TIR...NWC... LAT...LON 38038048 37947951 37637883 37567808 37377714=20 37147680 36607710 36637809 36697890 36297952=20 35957992 35768021 35708054 35798087 35998103=20 36448113 36898090 37378079=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 3.28-Linux * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .