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Wasn't expecting a possible watch this far south.
QuoteMESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1016
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0940 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2020
AREAS AFFECTED...FAR EASTERN ILLINOIS ACROSS NORTHERN
INDIANA...SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...AND MUCH OF OHIO.
CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH LIKELY 307...
VALID 270240Z - 270415Z
PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...80 PERCENT
SUMMARY...A LINE OF STORMS WHICH IS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS FROM
EASTERN ILLINOIS INTO SOUTH-CENTRAL MICHIGAN, AND CONTINUES TO SAG
SOUTH. LOCAL WATCH EXTENSIONS AND/OR A DOWNSTREAM WATCH MAY BE
NEEDED.
DISCUSSION...NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE AND MEASURED SEVERE
WIND GUSTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALONG A LINE OF STORMS FROM EASTERN
ILLINOIS INTO SOUTHERN MICHIGAN. MOST DAMAGING WINDS HAVE BEEN
ASSOCIATED WITH INDIVIDUAL BOWING SEGMENTS EMBEDDED WITHIN THIS
LINE. HOWEVER, DESPITE VERY STRONG WIND SIGNATURES ALOFT, IT DOES
NOT APPEAR THE STRONGER (70+ KT) WINDS SAMPLED BY KIWX AT 3-4KFT ARE
REACHING THE SURFACE BASED ON THE RECENT 52 MPH WIND GUST AT KVPZ
WHICH WAS AT THE APEX OF THE BOWING SEGMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE
STRONGEST WIND SIGNATURE BASED ON RADAR. HOWEVER, THE ENVIRONMENT
CONTINUES TO REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR DAMAGING WINDS AHEAD OF THIS LINE,
AND THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SOME OF THESE STRONGER WINDS FROM ALOFT
TO REACH THE SURFACE.
THE UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT AHEAD OF THIS LINE AND A STRENGTHENING
LOW-LEVEL JET (NOW >50 KTS PER KIWX VWP BETWEEN 1-2 KM) SHOULD
SUSTAIN THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WELL INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
THEREFORE, A DOWNSTREAM WATCH WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. THE TIMING OF A
NEW WATCH REMAINS UNCERTAIN AS IWX CAN LOCALLY EXTEND WATCH 307 IN
THE SHORT TERM, BUT EVENTUALLY THE LINE OF STORMS WILL REACH SOUTH
AND EAST OF THE IWX CWA WHICH WILL LIKELY NECESSITATE A NEW WATCH IF
SEVERE CONVECTION PERSISTS AS EXPECTED.
..BENTLEY/EDWARDS.. 06/27/2020 -
Yikes!
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 927 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2020 The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Kalamazoo County in southwestern Michigan... * Until 1015 PM EDT. * At 927 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Paw Paw, moving east at 55 mph. This is a very dangerous storm. HAZARD...85 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged or destroyed. Homes and businesses will have substantial roof and window damage. Expect extensive tree damage and power outages. * Locations impacted include... Kalamazoo... Portage... Vicksburg... Galesburg... Mattawan... Schoolcraft... Climax... Richland... Comstock Northwest... Westwood... Gull Lake... Alamo... Fulton... Augusta... Oshtemo... Comstock... Scotts... Cooper... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado like wind speeds expected. Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are especially susceptible to winds of this magnitude and may be overturned. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This storm has the potential to cause serious injury and significant property damage.
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 307
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
755 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2020
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN INDIANA
SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN OHIO
LAKE ERIE
LAKE MICHIGAN
* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 755 PM
UNTIL 500 AM EDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS
TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...SEVERE-THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE AND SHIFT
EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE EVENING, AS ACTIVITY NOW OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHERN
LAKE MICHIGAN BECOMES BETTER ORGANIZED. WIND IS THE MAIN THREAT,
THOUGH ISOLATED LARGE HAIL IS EXPECTED, AND A TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT
BE RULED OUT.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES WEST OF BENTON
HARBOR MI TO 10 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF DETROIT MI. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
TORNADOES.- 1
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New tornado warning just west of Rockford.
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Watch is up.
QuoteURGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 305
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
135 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2020
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEASTERN AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA
NORTHERN ILLINOIS
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN INDIANA
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
LAKE MICHIGAN
* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 135 PM UNTIL
900 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON, BEGINNING IN NORTHEASTERN IOWA AND
SPREADING EASTWARD. INITIAL STORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE MORE DISCRETE
CELLS, WITH SOME POTENTIAL FOR AN ISOLATED SUPERCELL OR TWO, THOUGH
SOME UPSCALE GROWTH INTO A LARGER CLUSTER IS EXPECTED LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT, THOUGH ISOLATED
LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE MORE CELLULAR STORMS EARLY, AND
AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT, ESPECIALLY WITH
EMBEDDED CIRCULATIONS IN ANY NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED LINE SEGMENTS.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTH OF CEDAR
RAPIDS IA TO 45 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RACINE WI. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
TORNADOES.
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Marginal for most of the southern sub on new day 2.
QuoteDAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0101 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2020
VALID 271200Z - 281200Z
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM EASTERN OHIO
TO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COASTS...
..SUMMARY
SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS MAY POSE A RISK FOR MAINLY
DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF PENNSYLVANIA AND PORTIONS OF
SURROUNDING STATES ON SATURDAY.
..SYNOPSIS
GRADUAL AMPLIFICATION OF THE UPPER FLOW FIELD OVER THE U.S. IS
EXPECTED SATURDAY, AS SHORT-WAVE TROUGHING DIGGING SOUTHEASTWARD OUT
OF THE GULF OF ALASKA LEADS TO A LARGE EXPANSION OF CYCLONIC FLOW
OVER THE WESTERN U.S. THROUGH THE PERIOD. AS A RESULT, DOWNSTREAM
RIDGING WILL INCREASE OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL U.S. AND CENTRAL
CANADA, STILL FURTHER EAST, SOME AMPLIFICATION OF TROUGHING IS
EXPECTED OVER EASTERN CANADA AND INTO THE NORTHEASTERN CONUS.
MEANWHILE, SEVERAL VORTICITY MAXIMA ARE FORECAST TO SHIFT EASTWARD
IN A TRAIN-LIKE MANNER, FROM THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS ACROSS THE
MIDWEST/OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION/SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND THROUGH THE PERIOD.
AT THE SURFACE, A VERY WEAK/ILL-DEFINED BAROCLINIC ZONE IS PROGGED
TO EXTEND FROM THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD
ACROSS THE MIDWEST/OHIO VALLEY STATES AND THEN WESTWARD TO THE
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. IN THE WEST, A STRENGTHENING COLD FRONT WILL
SHIFT SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTRY,
REACHING AS FAR EAST AS THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS OVERNIGHT.
..EASTERN OHIO TO LONG ISLAND
CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO BE ONGOING AT THE START OF THE PERIOD,
WHICH CONTINUES TO COMPLICATE THE FORECAST, WITH RESPECT TO
DIAGNOSING THE THERMODYNAMIC QUALITY OF THE AIRMASS. STILL, GIVEN
ENHANCED LOW- TO MID-LEVEL FLOW ACROSS THE AREA, AND WEAK COLD FRONT
MOVING ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES, SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS --
POSSIBLY IN MULTIPLE EPISODES -- WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH THE EVENING. RISK FOR LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS REMAINS
APPARENT, AND THUS WILL MAINTAIN 15%/SLGT RISK FOR WIND ACROSS THIS
REGION.
..OHIO AND MID MISSISSIPPI/LOWER MISSOURI VALLEYS
AS SEVERAL MID-LEVEL DISTURBANCES EMBEDDED IN MODERATE WESTERLY
MID-LEVEL FLOW TRAVERSE THIS REGION, SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN A DESTABILIZING AFTERNOON AIRMASS -- IN THE
VICINITY OF A WEAK/DIFFUSE BAROCLINIC ZONE LYING ACROSS THE AREA.
AN AMPLE COMBINATION OF CAPE AND SHEAR IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION
TO SUGGEST THAT A FEW STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS, AND MARGINAL HAIL, SUPPORTING THE
INTRODUCTION OF 5%/MRGL RISK ACROSS THIS REGION.
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New day 1.
QuoteDAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1259 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2020
VALID 261200Z - 271200Z
...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF
EASTERN IOWA...SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...NORTHERN ILLINOIS...NORTHERN
INDIANA AND SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
..SUMMARY
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM NORTHEAST
IOWA ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS INTO SOUTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE MID MISSOURI VALLEY TO THE
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS.
..GREAT LAKES/UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY/MID MISSOURI VALLEY
A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY AND INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION. AT
THE SURFACE, A COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE MID
MISSOURI VALLEY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT, A
MOIST AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS GENERALLY IN
THE UPPER 60S TO NEAR 70 F. AS SURFACE HEATING TAKES PLACE TODAY,
MODERATE INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT
ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOIST SECTOR. ALTHOUGH THERE IS SOME SPREAD IN
THE MODEL GUIDANCE, MODEL CONSENSUS SUGGESTS THAT CONVECTION WILL
FIRST INITIATE FROM SOUTHERN MINNESOTA SOUTHWARD INTO IOWA EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS CONVECTION IS FORECAST TO MOVE QUICKLY
EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS BY
EARLY AFTERNOON REACHING SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY LATE AFTERNOON.
IT APPEARS THAT A LINEAR MCS WILL DEVELOP AS THIS CONVECTION
ORGANIZES AND MOVES QUICKLY EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION.
ALTHOUGH THE SCENARIO IS STILL FAR FROM CERTAIN, THE SETUP SHOULD
BECOME FAVORABLE FOR A FAST-MOVING LINE SEGMENT THIS AFTERNOON.
MLCAPE IS FORECAST TO REACH THE 1500 TO 2500 J/KG RANGE ALONG A
CORRIDOR FROM EASTERN IOWA INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS. CONVECTION SHOULD
MOVE JUST SLIGHTLY TO THE SOUTH OF DUE EAST, ALONG THE INSTABILITY
GRADIENT FROM NORTHEAST OF DES MOINES TO NEAR CHICAGO AND THEN
EASTWARD TO NEAR DETROIT. THE NAM IS FORECASTING A 40 TO 50 KT
MID-LEVEL SPEED MAX TO MOVE EASTWARD TO NEAR CHICAGO BY 21Z. THIS
FEATURE, ALONG WITH AN ASSOCIATED SPEED MAX AT LOWER LEVELS, SHOULD
ACT AS A REAR INFLOW JET TO THIS CONVECTIVE COMPLEX. THIS WILL HELP
ANY LINE SEGMENT TO OBTAIN BOWING CHARACTERISTICS AND ENHANCE THE
WIND POTENTIAL. NAM FORECAST SOUNDINGS ALONG THE EXPECTED TRACK OF
THE MCS SHOW VEERED LOW-LEVEL WINDS TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AND VERY
STEEP LAPSE RATES IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER. THIS SHOULD BE FAVORABLE
FOR WIND DAMAGE ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LINE. SOME UNCERTAINTY
EXISTS CONCERNING THE NORTH-TO-SOUTH EXTENT OF THE WIND DAMAGE
THREAT BUT HAVE USED MODEL CONSENSUS TO PLACE AN ENHANCED RISK IN
THE AREA WITH THE GREATEST PROBABILITY OF SEVERE. ALTHOUGH ISOLATED
LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE, THIS SHOULD BE THE LESSER OF THE
TWO THREATS. THE SEVERE THREAT WITH THIS LINEAR MCS SHOULD REACH
SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN OHIO BY EARLY EVENING.
FURTHER TO THE WEST ACROSS THE MID MISSOURI VALLEY, A POCKET OF
STRONG INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON. AT THE
SURFACE, A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD IN THE MID
MISSOURI VALLEY BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH DEEP-LAYER SHEAR
SHOULD BE RELATIVELY WEAK, STEEP LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES SHOULD BE
SUFFICIENT FOR A WIND DAMAGE THREAT WITH MULTICELLS ALONG AND SOUTH
OF THE FRONT.- 1
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Enhanced area added on updated day 2.
QuoteDAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1227 PM CDT THU JUN 25 2020
VALID 261200Z - 271200Z
...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST WI AND CENTRAL/SOUTHERN LOWER MI...
..SUMMARY
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED FROM SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
INTO LOWER MICHIGAN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL STRONG
TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS.
..UPPER MIDWEST/LOWER GREAT LAKES
A WARM FRONT IS FORECAST TO EXTEND FROM NORTHERN IL NORTHWESTWARD
ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND WEST-CENTRAL WI INTO EAST-CENTRAL/NORTHEAST MN
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS, AIDED BY ENHANCED
LOW-LEVEL FLOW THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF AN APPROACHING
UPPER TROUGH, WILL LIKELY BE ONGOING ALONG AND NORTH THIS FRONT,
NEAR AN ATTENDANT SURFACE LOW/TRIPLE POINT. THE WARM FRONT OVER THE
REGION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWARD/NORTHEASTWARD THROUGHOUT THE
DAY AS THIS WEAK LOW MOVES EAST-NORTHEASTWARD, BRINGING MID TO UPPER
60S DEWPOINTS IN TO CENTRAL/SOUTHERN WI BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND INTO
CENTRAL/SOUTHERN LOWER MI BY THE LATE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT (OR POSSIBLY JUST REINVIGORATION OF THE
EARLY PERIOD STORMS) IS EXPECTED AS THE LOW ENCOUNTERS THE MORE
MOIST AND UNSTABLE BOUNDARY LAYER DOWNSTREAM. MESOSCALE FORCING FOR
ASCENT WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE SURFACE LOW, WITH THE APPROACHING
UPPER TROUGH PROVIDING ADDITIONAL LARGE-SCALE ASCENT.
EXPECTATION IS FOR THIS FORCING TO RESULT IN QUICK THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT ONCE THE AIR MASS DESTABILIZES. LINEAR CHARACTER TO THE
FORCING FOR ASCENT COMBINED WITH THE PRESENCE OF MODERATE TO STRONG
WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO PROMOTE QUICK UPSCALE GROWTH INTO
AN ORGANIZED CONVECTIVE LINE. CONSEQUENTLY, A CORRIDOR OF HIGHER
WIND GUST POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE WARM
FRONT. BASED ON CURRENT GUIDANCE, THE CORRIDOR APPEARS TO BE MOSTLY
LIKELY FROM SOUTHEAST WI INTO CENTRAL/SOUTHERN LOWER MI.
ADDITIONALLY, THE MODERATE TO STRONG MID-LEVEL FLOW WILL RESULT IN
ENOUGH LOW-LEVEL VERTICAL SHEAR TO SUPPORT TRANSIENT/BRIEF
LINE-EMBEDDED/QLCS TORNADOES. HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE, PARTICULARLY
WITH ANY EARLY, MORE CELLULAR STORMS OR AS A RESULT OF STORM
MERGERS/INTERACTIONS WITHIN THE LINE.
..MID MS/MID MO VALLEYS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS
MODERATE INSTABILITY IS FORECAST TO BE IN PLACE FROM THE MID MS
VALLEY INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
VERTICAL SHEAR WILL WEAKEN WITH SOUTHWESTWARD EXTENT, BUT ABUNDANT
LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE (I.E. DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S/LOW 70S) AND
STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES (PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS)
WILL HELP SUPPORT STRONG UPDRAFTS CAPABLE OF BOTH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS.
..MOSIER.. 06/25/2020 -
New day 2 maintains a large slight risk from MI southwest to SE NE/NE KS. They mention that if enough destabilization can occur after morning activity, a more organized bowing type wind threat could evolve requiring an upgrade to wind and categorical risk.
QuoteDAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1254 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2020
VALID 261200Z - 271200Z
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE UPPER
GREAT LAKES REGION SOUTHWESTWARD TO THE MIDDLE MISSOURI VALLEY...
..SUMMARY
SCATTERED POSING A RISK FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL ARE EXPECTED
FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDWEST TO THE
GREAT LAKES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
..SYNOPSIS
GRADUAL EVOLUTION OF QUASI-ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WILL OCCUR FRIDAY, AS
EASTERN U.S. TROUGHING SHIFTS OFFSHORE. A POSITIVELY TILTED,
LOW-AMPLITUDE SHORT-WAVE TROUGH WITHIN THE WESTERLIES WILL CROSS THE
CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COUNTRY THROUGH THE PERIOD.
AT THE SURFACE, A COLD FRONT INITIALLY STRETCHING FROM MINNESOTA TO
WESTERN KANSAS WILL BECOME ELONGATED IN A MORE
NORTHEAST-TO-SOUTHWEST MANNER, AS FRONT MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE
GREAT LAKES REGION, WHILE LINGERING OVER KANSAS. MEANWHILE, A
SECOND COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO WORK ITS WAY INLAND/ACROSS THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST, AHEAD OF A MID-LEVEL SHORT-WAVE TROUGH DIGGING
SOUTHEASTWARD OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA.
..MID MO/MID MS VALLEYS TO THE GREAT LAKES
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO BE ONGOING ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY/UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION
AREA AT THE START OF THE PERIOD, AHEAD OF THE ADVANCING COLD FRONT.
AS DIURNAL HEATING DRIVES AFTERNOON DESTABILIZATION, NEW STORM
DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED NEAR THE ADVANCING COLD FRONT, FIRST OVER
THE WISCONSIN VICINITY AND THEN STRETCHING SOUTHWESTWARD ALONG THE
COLD FRONT INTO KANSAS.
FLOW ALOFT THROUGH THE LOWER AND MIDDLE TROPOSPHERE ACROSS THE
REGION WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR ORGANIZED STORMS -- LIKELY EVOLVING
LOCALLY INTO FAST/EASTWARD-MOVING BANDS. ALONG WITH HAIL POTENTIAL,
DAMAGING WINDS WILL LIKELY TO BE THE FAVORED SEVERE RISK. DEPENDING
UPON DEGREE OF DESTABILIZATION WHICH CAN OCCUR ACROSS THE GREAT
LAKES AREA IN THE WAKE OF EARLY-PERIOD CONVECTION, A MORE
ORGANIZED/BOWING-TYPE WIND RISK COULD EVOLVE, WHICH COULD REQUIRE
HIGHER WIND PROBABILITY/GREATER CATEGORICAL RISK IN LATER FORECASTS.
CONVECTION SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS -- SPREADING
AS FAR EAST AS PARTS OF PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW YORK, BUT
WITH SEVERE RISK LIKELY WANING GRADUALLY AS THE AIRMASS STABILIZES
WITH TIME.
..GOSS.. 06/25/2020 -
Slight risk added to a good chunk of the northern half of IL.
Quote..ILLINOIS AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF IA/MO TO WESTERN INDIANA
HAVE UPGRADED PORTIONS OF THE REGION FOR A WIND-RELATED CATEGORICAL
SLIGHT RISK. DECAYING OUTFLOW AND PREVALENT CLOUD COVER COMPLICATE
THE SCENARIO SOMEWHAT, BUT MODERATE DESTABILIZATION IS EXPECTED
PARTICULARLY ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL ILLINOIS INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA
AHEAD OF A WEAK SURFACE LOW/COLD FRONT. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON/EARLY
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 277
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
245 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2020
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA
EXTREME NORTHERN KENTUCKY
MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL OHIO
LAKE ERIE
* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 245 PM
UNTIL 1000 PM EDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75
MPH LIKELY
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...A BROKEN BAND OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS INDIANA IS EXPECTED
TO SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, WITH ADDITIONAL STORM
DEVELOPMENT LIKELY INTO OHIO. EVENTUAL UPSCALE GROWTH INTO A MORE
SOLID SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. THE STORM
ENVIRONMENT WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EMBEDDED BOWING SEGMENTS AND
SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS, SOME SIGNIFICANT. A
TORNADO OR TWO AND ISOLATED LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH
THE STRONGER STORMS.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES EAST NORTHEAST
OF TOLEDO OH TO 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CINCINNATI OH. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
TORNADOES.
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Kinda surprised it won't be a tornado watch.
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4 minutes ago, HillsdaleMIWeather said:
Here's the disco.
QuoteDAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1242 AM CDT WED JUN 10 2020
VALID 101200Z - 111200Z
...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS LOWER
MICHIGAN INTO THE OHIO VALLEY...
..SUMMARY
WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
OHIO VALLEY AND LOWER MICHIGAN REGION. SEVERE, DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
ARE THE MAIN THREAT, THOUGH A FEW TORNADOES AND SOME HAIL THREAT ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE.
..LOWER MICHIGAN/OHIO VALLEY
EARLY THIS MORNING, WATER-VAPOR IMAGERY DEPICTED A STRONG UPPER LOW
OVER NORTHEASTERN KS, SHIFTING EAST-NORTHEAST IN LINE WITH
LATE-EVENING MODEL GUIDANCE. THIS FEATURE IS FORECAST TO EJECT
ACROSS THE MID MS VALLEY DURING THE DAY AND BECOME NEGATIVELY TILTED
AS STRONGEST 500MB FLOW ROTATES THROUGH THE BASE OF THE TROUGH INTO
THE DOWNSTREAM POSITION OVER CENTRAL IL BY 18Z, THEN SOUTHERN LOWER
MI BY 11/00Z. AT 0530Z, REMNANTS OF CRISTOBAL ARE LIFTING QUICKLY
NORTH ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES AND IT APPEARS THE WAVELENGTH
BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES IS SUFFICIENT FOR MODEST BOUNDARY-LAYER
HEATING AHEAD OF THE FRONT, ESPECIALLY ACROSS IN INTO SOUTHERN LOWER
MI BY 18Z. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
INTO THE MID 80S BY EARLY AFTERNOON AS SUBSTANTIAL MID-LEVEL DRYING
SHOULD OVERSPREAD THIS REGION ALLOWING FOR PARTIAL SUNSHINE. THERE
IS INCREASING CONFIDENCE THAT SCATTERED CONVECTION WILL INITIATE
ALONG/AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT BETWEEN 18-20Z. WHILE LOW-LEVEL SRH IS
NOT PARTICULARLY HIGH, IT APPEARS A MIXED STORM MODE WILL EVOLVE
WITH SUPERCELLS, SHORT-LINE SEGMENTS, AND CLUSTERS ULTIMATELY
MATURING AHEAD OF THE SHORT WAVE. LATEST GUIDANCE INDICATES 12HR
MID-LEVEL HEIGHT FALLS BETWEEN 120-150M WILL OVERSPREAD THIS REGION
AND LARGE-SCALE FORCING FOR ASCENT WILL ENCOURAGE AN UPWARD-EVOLVING
PRE-FRONTAL CONVECTIVE CORRIDOR. MEAN STORM MOTIONS AROUND 45KT ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. ADDITIONALLY, MODERATE MLCAPE (2000
J/KG) WILL ENSURE ROBUST UPDRAFTS THAT SHOULD REMAIN ORGANIZED
WITHIN THE STRONGLY SHEARED REGIME. AS A RESULT, WIDESPREAD SEVERE,
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED, ESPECIALLY WITH LINE SEGMENTS. SOME
TORNADO THREAT ALSO WILL EXIST WITH SUPERCELL STRUCTURES.
FARTHER EAST, STRONG HEATING ACROSS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS WILL
AID SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT BY EARLY AFTERNOON WELL AHEAD
OF THE UPPER TROUGH. THIS ACTIVITY WILL NOT BE STRONGLY FORCED, BUT
ADEQUATELY SHEARED FOR AT LEAST SOME THREAT FOR ISOLATED WIND/HAIL.
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4 minutes ago, Hoosier said:
Would anticipate tomorrow's risk area to be pulled westward on the new update... at least the marginal/slight.
I could see the enhanced expanded south across the rest of west Ohio.
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58mph winds at Dayton airport.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 453 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2020 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0443 PM TSTM WND GST KDAY DAYTON COX APT 39.90N 84.22W 06/09/2020 M58 MPH MONTGOMERY OH ASOS
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ILN sounds really concerned about tornado potential tomorrow even mentioning being alert for strong tornado.
.SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... Main story Wednesday will be increasingly unstable airmass meeting up with a negatively tilted shortwave heading up the ridge axis currently in place over the East Coast. At the surface, a cold front/dry line will slice through the forecast area during the late afternoon hours. Timing of this line of convergence is still a bit uncertain with the guidance. Have bracketed the time of peak concern to be from 18Z through just after 00Z, with a quick end to the precipitation behind the main line along the front. Based on several emerging mesoscale factors, including SBCAPE values of 2000-3000 J/kg, 35-45kts of 0-6km bulk shear, and 20-30kts of 0-1km bulk shear, there is growing concern for severe storms with damaging wind, large hail, and tornadoes as well. In fact, STP values exceeding 3 in west central through central Ohio provide some alert for the potential for strong tornadoes during the late afternoon through early evening hours. Main question will be coverage for storms, as well as how long the storms remain discrete along the front.
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T-storm warning just went up for Cincy area along that band.
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Enhanced area added for tomorrow for parts of MI/OH
QuoteDAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1241 PM CDT TUE JUN 09 2020
VALID 101200Z - 111200Z
...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS
OF LOWER MICHIGAN AND INTO OHIO...
..SUMMARY
SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM OHIO AND LOWER MICHIGAN
INTO PARTS OF PENNSYLVANIA, WEST VIRGINIA, AND NEW YORK WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTH OF THIS AREA, A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE
WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
..SYNOPSIS
AS REMNANTS OF CRISTOBAL -- PROGGED TO BE CROSSING UPPER MICHIGAN AT
THE START OF THE PERIOD -- SHIFT NORTHWARD INTO ONTARIO, A
NEGATIVELY-TILTING SYNOPTIC-SCALE TROUGH IS FORECAST TO SHIFT
NORTHEASTWARD OUT OF THE CENTRAL U.S. ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND GREAT
LAKES REGIONS. THIS TROUGH WILL BE FLANKED BY RIDGES ON EITHER
SIDE, ONE OVER THE WEST AND A SECOND OVER THE EAST THAT WILL BE
GRADUALLY SHUNTED EASTWARD INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC THROUGH THE END
OF THE PERIOD.
AT THE SURFACE, REMNANTS OF CRISTOBAL ARE PROGGED TO DEEPEN AS A
SYNOPTIC LOW OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO WITH TIME, IN RESPONSE TO THE
ADVANCE OF UPPER TROUGHING. A TRAILING COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO
SWEEP EASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDWEST/OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS/CENTRAL
GULF COAST STATES THROUGH THE DAY, AND THEN SHOULD CROSS THE
APPALACHIANS LATE IN THE PERIOD.
..LOWER MICHIGAN AND OHIO VICINITY SOUTHWARD TO THE GULF COAST
AS THE REMNANT LOW WHICH WAS CRISTOBAL SHIFTS NORTHWARD TOWARD
SOUTHERN ONTARIO, A COMPACT LOW/VORT MAX -- WITHIN THE LARGER-SCALE
UPPER TROUGHING -- IS FORECAST TO MAKE AN INCREASINGLY NEGATIVELY
TILTED NORTHEASTWARD ADVANCE ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND INTO THE UPPER
GREAT LAKES REGION THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE PERIOD.
AS THIS SYSTEM -- AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT -- ADVANCE ACROSS LAKE
MICHIGAN AND INDIANA INTO LOWER MICHIGAN AND OHIO THROUGH THE DAY,
DAYTIME HEATING/DESTABILIZATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH STRONG FORCING
FOR ASCENT WILL RESULT IN STORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH MIDDAY/EARLY
AFTERNOON. STRONG -- BUT SOMEWHAT
UNIDIRECTIONAL/SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WITH HEIGHT IS PROGGED
ACROSS THE REGION, YIELDING SHEAR THAT WILL FAVOR
FAST-MOVING/ROTATING STORMS AND/OR SMALL BOWING SEGMENTS, AND
ATTENDANT RISK FOR STRONG/DAMAGING WINDS. HAIL WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE, AS WILL A COUPLE OF TORNADOES ACROSS THIS AREA. WITH
TIME, AN INCREASINGLY LINEAR CONVECTIVE BAND IS EXPECTED, AS STORMS
SHIFT EAST TO LAKES HURON AND ERIE, AND ACROSS OHIO INTO THE EVENING
HOURS, WITH AN EVENTUAL WANE IN WIND RISK EXPECTED WITH TIME.
FARTHER SOUTH, STORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON
ALONG THE COLD FRONT, AS THE AIRMASS DIURNALLY DESTABILIZES. WEAKER
SHEAR EXPECTED ACROSS THIS REGION SUGGESTS LESSER SEVERE RISK,
THOUGH LOCALLY GUSTY/DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
STRONGER STORMS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.- 1
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No 10% on new day 1 and they also trimmed away the slight some in IL.
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..WESTERN KY/IL/IN THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING
TROPICAL DEPRESSION CRISTOBAL IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD JUST TO
THE WEST OF SAINT LOUIS, AND WILL CONTINUE TOWARD WI/UPPER MI
OVERNIGHT. EAST OF THE CYCLONE CENTER, LOW-MID 70S DEWPOINTS ARE
SPREADING NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN IL/WESTERN KY, AND WILL REACH IL
THIS AFTERNOON. A BELT OF 40-50 KT LOW-MIDLEVEL FLOW AROUND THE
EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE SYSTEM WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SUFFICIENT
VERTICAL SHEAR FOR ROTATING STORMS. THE PRIMARY UNCERTAINTY IS THE
DEGREE OF SURFACE HEATING/DESTABILIZATION WITHIN THE RICHER MOISTURE
PLUME WHERE CLOUDS ARE WIDESPREAD, WHICH WILL BE NECESSARY FOR THE
FORMATION OF MORE CELLULAR CONVECTION THAT COULD EVOLVE INTO SMALL
SUPERCELLS WITH AN ATTENDANT TORNADO AND DAMAGING WIND THREAT.
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9 minutes ago, HillsdaleMIWeather said:
New Day 2 has a slight in Eastern Lower MI, new day 1 expands the slight slightly
Also a 5% tornado area for SEMI and west OH.
QuoteDAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1244 AM CDT TUE JUN 09 2020
VALID 101200Z - 111200Z
..THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER OHIO
LOWER
MICHIGAN...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...MUCH OF PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW
YORK...WEST VIRGINIA...
..SUMMARY
SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM OHIO AND LOWER MICHIGAN
INTO PARTS OF PENNSYLVANIA, WEST VIRGINIA, AND NEW YORK WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTH OF THIS AREA, A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE
WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
..LOWER MI, OH AND NORTHERN KY INTO WV, NY AND PA
A STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF THE MID MS
VALLEY TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES DURING THE DAY, AND INTO ONTARIO BY
THURSDAY MORNING. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ACROSS THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES, WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM EASTERN LOWER MI
INTO OH, EASTERN KY AND TN, AND ACROSS AL AT 00Z.
AHEAD OF THE FRONT, A VERY MOIST AIR MASS WILL EXIST, CONTRIBUTING
TO MUCAPE APPROACHING 2000 J/KG MAINLY NORTH OF THE OH RIVER. HEIGHT
FALLS WILL ALSO BE STRONGEST ACROSS THE SAME AREAS AIDING
LARGE-SCALE ASCENT. THE RESULT SHOULD BE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
STORMS ALONG THE FRONT BY 21Z OVER LOWER MI, EXTENDING AS FAR SOUTH
AS KY. A 50 KT LOW-LEVEL JET WILL ENHANCE LOW-LEVEL SHEAR, WITH SRH
LEVELS FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS AND A COUPLE TORNADOES.
DURING THE DAY OVER NORTHERN NY, ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS CANNOT BE
RULED OUT ALONG THE WARM FRONT. THE INCREASED SRH IN THIS AREA WILL
CONDITIONALLY FAVOR SUPERCELLS, AND EVEN A BRIEF TORNADO BUT STORM
COVERAGE IS UNCERTAIN.
OTHERWISE, STORMS ALONG THE MAIN COLD FRONT SHOULD PERSIST EASTWARD
ACROSS PA AND NY DURING THE EVENING, BENEATH STRONG WINDS ALOFT.
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
MODELS DIFFER WITH THE SPEED OF THE UPPER TROUGH AND COLD FRONT, BUT
HAVE GENERALLY GONE WITH THE 12Z ECMWF SOLUTION. -
18 minutes ago, Hoosier said:
Good representation there of the increased lag between Cristobal and the trailing wave.
Not looking like an Ike type scenario as far as winds from tropical remnants, but probably still going to be better than 95% of remnant systems in the Midwest in that regard.
You have to remember with Ike there was the unexpected mostly sunny skies to the south/east of the track which aided in the stronger winds. Would be pretty hard to get another Ike scenario unless that happens.
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Updated day 2
QuoteDAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1246 PM CDT MON JUN 08 2020
VALID 091200Z - 101200Z
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE MIDWEST AND VICINITY...AND ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
NEBRASKA/NORTHEAST KANSAS...
..SUMMARY
SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY OVER PARTS OF
THE MISSOURI, MID MISSISSPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS AND INTO THE UPPER
GREAT LAKES REGION, WITH A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE IN ADDITION TO
LOCALIZED WIND DAMAGE. HAIL IS POSSIBLE AS WELL OVER PARTS OF
NEBRASKA AND KANSAS.
..SYNOPSIS
REMNANTS OF CRISTOBAL ARE FORECAST TO SHIFT NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY VICINITY TOWARD THE UPPER GREAT LAKES THROUGH
THE DAY TUESDAY, AHEAD OF AN UPPER TROUGH MOVING OUT OF THE ROCKIES
INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. THROUGH THE PERIOD.
WHILE CRISTOBAL -- INITIALLY PROGGED TO BE CENTERED OVER THE OZARKS
AT THE START OF THE PERIOD -- SHIFTS NORTHWARD WITH TIME, A COLD
FRONT IS FORECAST TO SURGE EASTWARD/SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE PLAINS.
BY THE END OF THE PERIOD, WITH REMNANTS OF CRISTOBAL NOW DEEPENING
AS A SYNOPTIC LOW OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES, A TRAILING COLD FRONT
WILL LIKELY HAVE SURGED TO A POSITION FROM THE LOW
SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE TEXAS
GULF COAST.
..MID MS/MID AND LOWER OH/TN VALLEYS TO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES
A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH CRISTOBAL IS EXPECTED
TO RESIDE ACROSS THE OZARKS AND MID MS/TN/LOWER OH VALLEYS EARLY IN
THE PERIOD, AND WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE MIDWEST INTO THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD. A VERY
MOIST LOW-LEVEL AIRMASS, AND BACKED LOW-LEVEL FLOW IN THE NORTHEAST
QUADRANT OF THE LOW, WILL RESULT IN A LARGE/BROAD AREA OF AT LEAST
LOW-END WIND AND TORNADO POTENTIAL THROUGH THE PERIOD.
AT THIS TIME, IT APPEARS THAT A DIURNAL UPTICK IN RISK SHOULD OCCUR
THROUGH THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON AS STORMS SPREAD ACROSS
THE MID MS AND TN VALLEYS INTO THE IL/IN AREA. WEAK LAPSE RATES,
BUT VERY MODEST HEATING SHOULD COMBINE WITH THE STRONG VEERING WITH
HEIGHT WITHIN THE BACKGROUND WIND FIELD TO SUPPORT A RELATIVE
INCREASE IN OVERALL SEVERE-WEATHER PROBABILITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. AT LEAST SOME RISK WILL LIKELY LINGER
THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD, AS CONVECTION SPREADS ACROSS THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION.
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Slight risk up for IL/IN on new day 2.
QuoteDAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1254 AM CDT MON JUN 08 2020
VALID 091200Z - 101200Z
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF
ILLINOIS...INDIANA...AND WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND FROM SOUTHEAST
NEBRASKA INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS...
..SUMMARY
SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY OVER PARTS OF
THE MISSOURI, MID MISSISSPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS DURING THE DAY AND
EVENING, WITH A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE IN ADDITION TO LOCALIZED WIND
DAMAGE. HAIL IS POSSIBLE AS WELL OVER PARTS OF NEBRASKA AND KANSAS,
WITH ISOLATED STRONG STORMS INTO SOUTHERN AND EASTERN TEXAS
OVERNIGHT.
..SYNOPSIS
THE REMNANTS OF CRISTOBAL, SURFACE AND ALOFT, WILL CONTINUE
NORTH/NORTHEAST ACROSS MO AND IL DURING THE DAY, ENHANCING LIFT AND
SHEAR PROFILES, AND BRINGING SUBSTANTIAL LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE NORTH.
MEANWHILE, A POTENT SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL BE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS
BY 00Z, AND WILL CONTINUE EAST TOWARD THE MS VALLEY WITH RAPID
HEIGHT FALLS.
AT THE SURFACE, THE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH CRISTOBAL WILL MOVE FROM MO
INTO EASTERN IA THROUGH 00Z, WITH A WARM FRONT ROUGHLY FROM LOWER MI
INTO SOUTHERN WI. WINDS ALOFT WILL RAPIDLY VEER OVER THE MS VALLEY
WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FIRST WAVE, THEN BACK AGAIN AFTER 00Z AS THE
MAIN TROUGH APPROACHES.
VARIOUS MODEL SOLUTIONS EXIST REGARDING THE BEST AREA OF STORM
POTENTIAL AND DESTABILIZATION. HOWEVER, THE GENERAL IDEA IS FOR A
FEW SUPERCELLS DURING THE DAY WITH TORNADO THREAT FROM THE MID MS
INTO THE LOWER OH VALLEY AREAS, WITH A DAYTIME THREAT ACROSS NE AND
KS NEAR THE UPPER TROUGH.
..IL...IN...WESTERN KY...PARTS OF ADJACENT STATES
STORM POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT FROM NORTHERN MS AND TN INTO
KY, IL AND IN THROUGHOUT THE DAY, WITH A MOIST ENVIRONMENT AND
LOW-LEVEL SHEAR SUPPORTING ROTATION. MODELS SUGGEST THE BEST SRH
(OVER 300 M2/S2) WILL BE OVER WESTERN KY, EASTERN IL, AND MUCH OF IN
BY LATE AFTERNOON, AND WILL CONTINUE NORTH INTO LOWER MI AFTER 00Z
WHERE INSTABILITY WILL BE LESS. AMPLE MOISTURE WILL SUPPORT STORMS
SCATTERED OVER THE ENTIRE AREA, BEGINNING IN THE MORNING OVER
NORTHERN MS AND WESTERN TN, THEN RAPIDLY SHIFTING NORTH.
OVERNIGHT, A VERY MOIST AIR MASS WILL REMAIN, AND MAY SUPPORT
ADDITIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS AS THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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June 26-29 Severe Threat
in Lakes/Ohio Valley
Posted
That area of storms around Kankakee IL has been persistent. Looks like radar is estimating close to if not over 8" southeast of Kankakee.