Watch Discussion issued at 4:55 PM on May 18, 1995

Heavy Rainfall for Portions of the West and Southern Plains; Dangerous Heat for the Northwest

Monsoonal flow coinciding with a frontal boundary will focus more showers and thunderstorms across the central Great Basin, central Rockies, Southwest into the Southern Plains. Heavy rainfall may bring about instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile, record setting heat continues for the Pacific Northwest through Monday. Heat combining with dry conditions could allow for any fires to quickly spread. Read More >

ZCZC MKCWWAMKC ALL 190200;341,0883 363,0870 363,0850 341,0863; WWUS8 KMKC 182155 MKC WW-A 182155 STATUS REPORT ON WW NUMBER 443 SVRL SUPERCELLS WERE MOVG RGT OF THE MEAN FLO ACRS MIDDLE TN. ONE CELL WAS MOVG ACRS MARSHALL/WILLIAMSON CNTYS...AND ANOTHER WAS MOVG EWD ACRS NRN WAYNE CNTY. ETA MDL SNDG FCST VERY STG SPD SHEAR ACRS THIS AREA AND HELICITY VALUES ARND 325 FVRBL FOR STG ROTATION. WITH THE CELL MOVEMENT AS IT IS...HELICITY VALUES COMPARED TO THE MRNG RAOB IS 315. THIS ACTVTY IS ALSO OCRG AHD OF THE MAIN FNTL BNDRY ACRS WRN TN AND AMS AHD OF THE ACTVTY IS BTWN -5 AND -9. CONT WW. ..MCCARTHY.. 05/18/95