Below is an image where the western cell was in the western US section of the thunderstorm alert area and the eastern cell was in the eastern US section of the thunderstorm alert area. Both sections are in the Midland CWA. Note the long lift of products loaded to have both cells in a Level 1 thunderstorm alert. Why was there no Level 2 alert on the eastern cell? It had 12 or more flashes for 2 to 3 minutes.
This set up with a set boundary will be cumbersome when it crosses through any CWA.
-Lynford