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

Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley into southern Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas. Rounds of strong thunderstorms are expected to develop across the northern and central Plains. Sweltering heat remains most persistent across the South-Central Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley through next week. 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