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Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion 0841
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
303 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026
Areas affected...Northern/Central AL...Northern/Central
GA...Western/ Southern SC...Far Southern NC...
Concerning...Heavy rainfall...Flash flooding possible
Valid 241900Z - 250100Z
SUMMARY...Slow moving thunderstorms with potential back-building
across the Carolina's intersecting approaching west to east
moving/repeating cells out of Alabama/Georgia. Ample moisture
should continue to support intense/efficient rates of 2-2.5"/hr.
Random collisions and short-term training/repeating may allow for
localized 2-5" totals for possible localized flash flooding
conditions through this evening.
DISCUSSION...19z Surface analysis shows little change from this
morning with coastal surface low over E NC continuing to drop
southeast along the stationary front as convection builds
southward in the remaining coastal warm sector across SC. The
cold air damning stratiform across the Upstate of SC and western
NC has been stubborn to erode and sharped the stationary front
cross NE GA, intersecting a second surface low over far SE TN. A
cold front continues to advance across N AL, tightening the
overall moisture/instability gradient across central AL into
northern and central GA.
Solid insolation along/south of the front as seen temperatures
rise into the mid to upper 80s, while Tds remain in the mid to
upper 70s and while the profiles are deeply staturated; narrow,
skinny MLCAPEs are still 2000-2500 J/kg. With the slightly
stronger surface wave and southward pushing cold front restricting
the moisture plume; deep layer confluence/convergence has sizably
increased convective activity across northern and central AL
starting to expand into W GA. Availability to 2.25-2.5" total
PWats (loaded mainly below 500mb) will continue to allow for
efficient rainfall production even with limited/weak inflow/flux.
Rates of 2-2.5" are probable and with cell motions of 5-10kts,
residency may allow for localized 2-3" totals and with upstream
development, random repeating could allow for localized 3-5"
totals through the evening.
Downstream into Coastal SC, instability has been reduced due to
some cloud debris from the moisture stream/elevated convection
earlier this morning across Upstate. Still, temps are rising into
the lower 90s across SE GA and far S SC, so MLCAPE values are
starting to approach 2000-2500 J/kg as well. The sharpness of the
frontal zone, as resulted in a narrow 500-1000 thickness ridge
across GA and with weak upstream height-falls and inflow from the
west, propagation vectors are along and south of the front; and
perhaps opposite of deeper steering flow to allow for some cells
to remain relatively stationary or allow for increased residency
of lingering moderate mid-cloud/downshear rainfall to continue for
a few hours after peak 2-2.5"/hr rates. WoFS runs suggest 3-5"
totals are probable especially given corralling effects of the
coastal convergence zone near shore.
If back-building were to occur, merger/collisions of upstream
convection with any developing cluster out of S SC, could further
increase localized totals; however, there is lower confidence in
this evolution toward 00z due to evolutionary spread in the Hi-Res
CAM suite overall. Still, with 2-5" totals scattered across the
area of concern, localized flash flooding risk will continue
through the evening into early overnight period.
Gallina
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