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MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0801
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1123 AM CDT Wed May 20 2026

AREAS AFFECTED...portions of the Mid-Atlantic

CONCERNING...Severe potential...Severe Thunderstorm Watch likely

VALID 201623Z - 201800Z

PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...80 percent

SUMMARY
...Widely scattered thunderstorms will pose a risk for
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS and isolated large hail this afternoon and
evening. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch will be needed soon.

DISCUSSION...Latest surface observations depict a cold front
extending from central New York southwestward through north-central
and western Pennsylvania into southeast Ohio. Ahead of this cold
front, temperatures
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