Subj : MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 2049 To : wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu From : COD Weather Processor Date : Fri Aug 25 2023 23:56:06 ACUS11 KWNS 252356 SWOMCD SPC MCD 252355=20 INZ000-ILZ000-260230- Mesoscale Discussion 2049 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0655 PM CDT Fri Aug 25 2023 Areas affected...Illinois...Southwest Indiana Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible=20 Valid 252355Z - 260230Z Probability of Watch Issuance...60 percent SUMMARY...A severe threat is likely to continue to develop across central Illinois. Storm coverage will increase over the next few hours, as a cluster moves east-southeastward across southeast Illinois and southwest Indiana. Large hail and wind damage will be the primary threats. Weather watch issuance will likely be needed across parts of region. DISCUSSION...Latest surface analysis has an axis of maximized low-level moisture along a boundary, extending east-southeastward across south-central Illinois. Surface dewpoints near this axis are mostly in the 70s, although low 80s F are present in far southern Illinois and western Kentucky. This is contributing to a strongly unstable airmass, with the RAP showing MLCAPE in the 4000 to 5000 J/kg range. Thunderstorms have quickly developed near the instability max in west-central Illinois over the last half hour. Short-term model forecasts increase convective coverage, and move a cluster east-southeastward across southeast Illinois and into southwest Indiana over the next few hours. The instability, combined with moderate deep-layer shear and steep low-level lapse rates, evident on forecast soundings, will result in a wind-damage threat. Supercells will also likely be capable of large hail. ...Broyles/Hart.. 08/25/2023 ....Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!6TZwgE46N1_bbrhmGGaYxBxN5hOsabokaNlfFyiP0JAiZb1gf42h-7qHDK3qUAJXHj3xuloXn= cQjm8VUxXaeJBAP3Ig$ for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...IND...PAH...ILX...LSX...DVN... LAT...LON 38438830 38538743 38878720 39448723 39878774 40258914 40509016 40339051 40119065 39789058 39268981 38438830=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) .