• MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 1877

    From COD Weather Processor@1:2320/105 to wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu on Mon Aug 7 14:20:21 2023
    ACUS11 KWNS 071420
    SWOMCD
    SPC MCD 071419=20
    WVZ000-PAZ000-OHZ000-KYZ000-TNZ000-071545-

    Mesoscale Discussion 1877
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0919 AM CDT Mon Aug 07 2023

    Areas affected...portions of eastern Kentucky into far southern Ohio
    and western West Virginia

    Concerning...Severe potential...Tornado Watch likely=20

    Valid 071419Z - 071545Z

    Probability of Watch Issuance...95 percent

    SUMMARY...The severe threat is increasing across portions of the OH
    Valley into the central Appalachians. Several instances of damaging
    winds are expected along with a few tornadoes. A Tornado Watch will
    be likely be needed soon.

    DISCUSSION...The boundary layer is destabilizing across portions of
    the TN/OH Valleys into the central Appalachians, with surface
    temperatures approaching 80 F amid 70+ F dewpoints, yielding
    1500-2000 J/kg MLCAPE amid eroding MLCINH. At the same time, an 80+
    kt 300 mb jet is rounding the base of the trough, encouraging strong
    700 mb WAA and associated convective initiation across northern TN
    into southern OH. These storms should increase in coverage and
    intensity through the late morning/early afternoon hours. The 12Z
    BNA sounding showed a hodograph with strong low-level curvature and
    elongation, indicative of strong vertical shear coinciding the warm
    sector.=20

    As the upper trough and associated strong low-level flow shunt
    eastward toward the central Appalachians, many of the intensifying
    storms should become supercells, which will quickly merge into line
    segments. Several instances of damaging gusts and a few tornadoes
    are likely given the favorable overlapping buoyancy/vertical shear
    space. A Tornado Watch will likely be needed soon to address the
    impending severe threat.

    ..Squitieri/Guyer.. 08/07/2023

    ...Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!69zLTJWT0axamcejNVlOTZvG6U_bMBeBkrqK22I0fXXTHUVsiUR1LNrFEgur9_u-ZtWVxHQAC= w9GOzu6GcnOacOndJY$ for graphic product...

    ATTN...WFO...PBZ...RLX...MRX...JKL...ILN...LMK...OHX...

    LAT...LON 36188625 38708468 39748280 40048140 40158081 40018027
    39618010 38878040 37938149 37168277 36478394 36078485
    36188625=20


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