MD 0793 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 245… FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NC INTO SC
Mesoscale Discussion 0793
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0224 PM CDT Wed May 15 2024
Areas affected…Portions of southern NC into SC
Concerning…Severe Thunderstorm Watch 245…
Valid 151924Z – 152130Z
The severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 245
continues.
SUMMARY…Scattered damaging winds and severe hail should occur with
thunderstorms moving eastward across parts of southern North
Carolina into South Carolina this afternoon.
DISCUSSION…Multiple thunderstorms have developed this afternoon
along/near a surface front that remains draped across parts of
western/southern NC, near the SC border. Marginally severe hail has
occurred with some of this initially more discrete activity. Recent
tendency has been for some clustering to occur near the boundary in
southern NC. The threat for scattered damaging winds should increase
as these small clusters spread eastward over the next couple of
hours, as low-level lapse rates continue to steepen with diurnal
heating amid low/mid-level westerly winds gradually strengthening
with height. Farther south into SC, a more isolated/cellular mode
amid 35-40 kt of deep-layer shear should support a continued threat
for severe hail, along with occasional strong/damaging winds.
..Gleason.. 05/15/2024
…Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product…
ATTN…WFO…MHX…RAH…ILM…CHS…CAE…GSP…
LAT…LON 35598204 35818134 35357993 34917754 34117779 33247915
33508175 34438249 35598204
