Skip Navigation Links weather.gov 
NOAA logo-Select to go to the NOAA homepage NOAA's National Weather Service   Select to go to the NWS homepage
Storm Prediction Center
navigation bar left  
  navigation bar end cap


 
USA.gov is the U.S. Government's official Web portal to all Federal, state and local government Web resources and services.

Mesoscale Discussion 232
< Previous MD         Next MD >
MD 232 graphic

   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0232
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1251 PM CDT WED APR 08 2015

   AREAS AFFECTED...WV...FAR ERN KY...WRN VA

   CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 33...

   VALID 081751Z - 081915Z

   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 33
   CONTINUES.

   SUMMARY...THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WV. A
   DOWNSTREAM WATCH ACROSS ERN WV AND FAR WRN VA IS POSSIBLE BUT
   UNCERTAINTY REGARDING STORM STRENGTH AS IT MOVE OUT OF THE CURRENT
   WATCH PRECLUDE HIGH WATCH PROBABILITY.

   DISCUSSION...ORGANIZED MCS CONTINUES TO MOVE SEWD ACROSS WV AT ABOUT
   40 KT AND THIS CURRENT STORM MOTION TAKES THE MCS OUT OF WW 33 AT
   AROUND 19Z. THE MCS HAS PRODUCE SPORADIC SEVERE GUSTS AND WIND
   DAMAGE OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS BUT BOTH SHEAR AND INSTABILITY DECREASE
   WITH ERN EXTENT...WITH RESULTANT UNCERTAINTY ON THE NEED FOR A
   DOWNSTREAM WATCH. BACKDOOR FRONT EXTENDING FROM WRN PA SWD INTO WRN
   VA AND THEN EWD ACROSS S-CNTRL VA WILL LIKELY ACT AS DELINEATION OF
   SEVERE POTENTIAL WITH ANY SVR UNLIKELY N AND/OR E OF THE FRONT. 

   IN THE MEANTIME ACROSS WW 33...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS REMAIN THE
   PRIMARY THREAT WITH SOME OCCASIONAL HAIL ALSO POSSIBLE.

   ..MOSIER.. 04/08/2015


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

   LAT...LON   39488227 39858156 39787993 38217931 36638110 36708306
               37788372 39488227 

Top/All Mesoscale Discussions/Forecast Products/Home
Weather Topics:
Watches, Mesoscale Discussions, Outlooks, Fire Weather, All Products, Contact Us

NOAA / National Weather Service
National Centers for Environmental Prediction
Storm Prediction Center
120 David L. Boren Blvd.
Norman, OK 73072 U.S.A.
spc.feedback@noaa.gov
Page last modified: January 01, 1970
Disclaimer
Information Quality
Help
Glossary
Privacy Policy
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
About Us
Career Opportunities