• MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 0448

    From COD Weather Processor@1:2320/105 to wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu on Mon Apr 14 18:18:53 2025
    ACUS11 KWNS 141818
    SWOMCD
    SPC MCD 141818=20
    VAZ000-MDZ000-WVZ000-PAZ000-OHZ000-KYZ000-INZ000-142015-

    Mesoscale Discussion 0448
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0118 PM CDT Mon Apr 14 2025

    Areas affected...Portions of the Middle/Upper Ohio River Valley to
    the Central Appalachians.

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

    Valid 141818Z - 142015Z

    Probability of Watch Issuance...80 percent

    SUMMARY...Severe storms capable of producing large hail and damaging
    wind gusts will spread eastward through the afternoon into the
    evening. A watch will likely be issued within an hour or two for
    parts of the area.

    DISCUSSION...Initial thunderstorms are developing across southern IN
    this afternoon, generally focused along/ahead of an eastward-moving
    cold front. Ahead of this activity, continued diurnal heating amid
    increasing boundary-layer moisture (middle/upper 50s to lower 60s
    dewpoints) will continue to erode inhibition and support additional
    storm development. Steep midlevel lapse rates (sampled by earlier
    12Z soundings) atop the destabilizing boundary layer will yield
    around 1500 J/kg MLCAPE, favoring a gradual increase in storm
    intensity through the afternoon. As 60+ kt of midlevel flow (sampled
    by upstream VWP data) overspreads the warm sector, very long/mostly
    straight hodographs (60-70 kt of effective shear) will promote
    splitting supercell structures, posing a risk of large hail and
    damaging wind gusts. Despite the expectation for an initially
    semi-discrete mode, strong outflow amid the splitting storm
    structures will favor gradual upscale growth into small lines and
    clusters with eastward extent -- with an associated increasing
    severe-wind risk. A watch will likely be issued for parts of the
    area within an hour or two.

    ..Weinman/Mosier.. 04/14/2025

    ...Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!5h7rCJ3BSsKMjGrU_VA16y-AfAK0SqgM3I_aK43dri_TooSMQBf6aQGMp7VealiCJ0TX_CdNX= V2lDczJ0QmPm_EgQzM$ for graphic product...

    ATTN...WFO...CTP...LWX...RNK...PBZ...RLX...MRX...JKL...ILN...
    LMK...

    LAT...LON 38248556 38918470 39248402 39638285 40028068 39977973
    39747915 39357876 38847859 38237864 37707920 37408001
    37228138 37038395 37138489 37338555 37818577 38248556=20

    MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...85-115 MPH
    MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...65-80 MPH
    MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...1.50-2.50 IN


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