Subj : MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 1664 To : wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu From : COD Weather Processor Date : Fri Jul 21 2023 16:20:33 ACUS11 KWNS 211620 SWOMCD SPC MCD 211620=20 MAZ000-NHZ000-RIZ000-CTZ000-VTZ000-NYZ000-211745- Mesoscale Discussion 1664 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1120 AM CDT Fri Jul 21 2023 Areas affected...Parts of eastern NY...CT...central/western MA...southern VT/NH Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible=20 Valid 211620Z - 211745Z Probability of Watch Issuance...40 percent SUMMARY...Storm coverage will increase this afternoon, with some threat for damaging wind, isolated hail, and possibly a tornado. Watch issuance is possible. DISCUSSION...In the wake of a weakening convective band now moving across northern New England, showers have developed across parts of western CT/MA, with convection recently becoming sufficiently deep to support lightning across southwest CT. An increase in storm coverage is expected into this afternoon from southeast NY into parts of New England, as a jet maximum moves through the base of the base of the upper-level trough, and related large-scale ascent spreads over the region.=20 Diurnal heating of a moist low-level environment will support continued destabilization this afternoon, with MLCAPE potentially increasing to the 1000-1500 J/kg range. Meanwhile, moderate midlevel flow will support effective shear in the 30-40 kt range, sufficient for organized clusters and perhaps a few marginal supercells. Some damaging-wind threat is expected to evolve as storms mature, especially where stronger heating and steepening of low-level lapse rates can occur this afternoon. Midlevel lapse rates are generally weak across the region, but buoyancy will be sufficient to support an isolated hail threat with any sustained supercells. Also, surface winds may remain locally backed across parts of New England, to the east of a surface trough across eastern NY. This may support sufficient low-level shear/SRH for a brief tornado threat.=20 While the magnitude of the severe threat may remain somewhat limited across the region, coverage of organized storms may become sufficient for watch issuance this afternoon. ...Dean/Hart.. 07/21/2023 ....Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!6oGdWZBl2cSlxwOENwgs3gvBB0e1e5cmb5LC7nx3QvFqFmMzH0DuFqpLUkUCkpzUSwb-8gpcl= 8FL1TQwrPNgY73zWow$ for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...GYX...BOX...OKX...ALY... LAT...LON 42117414 42767369 43137337 43207235 42967196 42677175 42217173 41907182 41527211 41297302 41267361 41567393 42117414=20 =3D =3D =3D To unsubscribe from WX-STORM and you already have a login, go to https://lists.illinois.edu and use the "Unsubscribe" link. Otherwise email Chris Novy at cnovy@cox.net and ask to be removed from WX-STORM. --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .