SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0925 FOR SRN IND / SRN OH / NRN KY
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...
VALID 281722Z - 281900Z
ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON OVER SRN IND INTO SRN OH AND NRN KY. HAIL/DAMAGING WINDS
SHOULD BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. WW NOT ANTICIPATED DUE TO ISOLATED
NATURE OF STRONGEST STORMS.
LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS/VIS IMAGERY SHOWS A SWD MOVING LOW-LEVEL
BOUNDARY NOW EXTENDING FROM 15 NE BMG TO CVG TO NEAR ZZV. AIR MASS
HAS BECOME MODERATELY UNSTABLE OVER SRN IND INTO SRN OH WITH 100 MB
MLCAPE RANGING FROM 1000-1500 J/KG...WITH STORMS DEVELOPING ALONG
AND JUST NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY DURING THE LAST HOUR. DESPITE WEAK
LOW-LEVEL FLOW...CONVERGENCE ALONG THE BOUNDARY WILL ALLOW FOR
ADDITIONAL STORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON PRIMARILY OVER SRN OH
INTO NRN KY. MARGINAL DEEP LAYER SHEAR ASSOCIATED WITH 25 KT OF
WSWLY 500 MB FLOW AT ILN VAD AND FURTHER AIR MASS DESTABILIZATION
WILL SUPPORT MULTI-CELL STORMS PRODUCING HAIL/DAMAGING WINDS WITH
THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY.
..PETERS.. 05/28/02
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