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

Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. 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