• MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 1027

    From COD Weather Processor@1:2320/107 to wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu on Mon Jun 8 17:58:52 2026
    ACUS11 KWNS 081758
    SWOMCD
    SPC MCD 081758=20
    ILZ000-WIZ000-IAZ000-081930-

    Mesoscale Discussion 1027
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    1258 PM CDT Mon Jun 08 2026

    Areas affected...portions of eastern Iowa into southwestern
    Wisconsin and northern Illinois

    Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely=20

    Valid 081758Z - 081930Z

    Probability of Watch Issuance...5 percent

    SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms will evolve northeastward through
    the afternoon today. A brief/weak tornado or landspout cannot be
    ruled out.

    DISCUSSION...Latest observations depict a well-defined MCV over
    east-central Iowa, with a weak surface reflection located near Iowa
    City, Iowa. A broken band of thunderstorms extends southeastward
    from this feature into east-central and southern Illinois, perhaps
    along a weak surface trough/wind shift. Regional VWPs (e.g.,
    ILX/DVN) depict weakly-curved, low-level hodographs with ~50-75
    m2/s2 0-1 km SRH within a very moist (dewpoints in the low/mid 70s
    F) and weakly unstable (MLCAPE 500 to locally 1500 J/kg)
    environment. Weak mid-level flow (less than 20-30 kts sampled by
    these VAD profiles) and effective shear less than 20 kts (per latest
    objective analysis) will limit overall storm organization and should
    largely preclude marginal supercell structures. Enhanced surface
    vertical vorticity, particularly in the vicinity of the weak surface
    low in eastern Iowa and, to a lesser extent, along the surface wind
    shift in Illinois, and modest low-level buoyancy (0-3 km CAPE up to
    125 J/kg) may support some potential for a brief/weak landspout
    tornado, however. A localized strong wind gust (40-45 mph) also
    cannot be ruled out given the very moist environment. Watch issuance
    is not expected owing to the limited nature of this severe threat.

    ..Chalmers/Smith.. 06/08/2026

    ...Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!-xAtnLBFr9ElpIZzIfUvnDNefbX9kx3vnR_Zs23jp0yaaVwWs4r-qzkirlEUXwAJCSXOqT4UI= Z7Ly9E14U-uTiJ9958$ for graphic product...

    ATTN...WFO...LOT...ILX...MKX...DVN...ARX...

    LAT...LON 42289188 42649195 43139171 43479123 43449066 43198997
    42738931 41538823 40998810 40658804 40438821 40298857
    40318883 40598927 40828966 41049005 41089035 41039068
    41069098 41199129 41489159 41949179 42289188=20

    MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...UP TO 90 MPH


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