![]() | MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1977 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0121 PM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026 AREAS AFFECTED...portions of the central Appalachians into the NC/VA Piedmont CONCERNING...Severe potential...Watch unlikely VALID 141821Z - 142015Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...20 percent SUMMARY...A locally greater risk for DAMAGING WIND GUSTS may develop across across portions of the NC/VA Piedmont downstream of developing thunderstorms. DISCUSSION...Latest surface analysis depicts a quasi-stationary/weak cold frontal boundary extending roughly west-to-east from southern DelMarVa into central Virginia and the central Appalachians. South of this boundary, ....... more |