ZCZC SPCSWOMCD ALL ACUS11 KWNS 021823 SPC MCD 021823 SCZ000-NCZ000-GAZ000-021930- MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0533 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0123 PM CDT MON MAY 02 2016 AREAS AFFECTED...E-CNTRL GA...CNTRL SC CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY VALID 021823Z - 021930Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...20 PERCENT SUMMARY...ISOLATED SVR HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SRN AND CNTRL PIEDMONT THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO PRECLUDE THE NEED FOR A WW. DISCUSSION...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AS INSOLATION CONTINUES TO DESTABILIZE THE AIRMASS. CURRENT OBSERVATIONS REVEAL TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 80S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S WITH RECENT MESOANALYSIS SUGGESTING THESE SURFACE CONDITIONS ARE SUPPORTING MLCAPE AROUND 2000 J PER KG AND NO CINH. MAIN FACTOR EXPECTED TO PRECLUDE HIGHER SEVERE COVERAGE IS THE GENERALLY WEAK WIND PROFILES. RECENT REGIONAL VAD AND MESOANALYSIS DATA PLACE THE STRONGER MID-LEVEL FLOW...AND THEREFORE THE STRONGER BULK SHEAR -- TO THE NORTH AND WEST. AS A RESULT...A MULTI-CELL MODE IS FAVORED ACROSS THE MD AREA WITH SOME ISOLATED HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE DUE TO STORM MERGERS AND/OR WATER LOADING. THE ANTICIPATED LACK OF STORM ORGANIZATION IS EXPECTED TO KEEP THE SEVERE THREAT ISOLATED ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE THE NEED FOR WW. ..MOSIER/DIAL.. 05/02/2016 ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT... ATTN...WFO...ILM...CHS...CAE...GSP...FFC... LAT...LON 33688014 33028145 33058329 33408394 34228289 34808142 34828060 34747988 34587955 34577946 34297941 33967967 33688014 NNNN