184  
ACUS11 KWNS 210037  
SWOMCD  
SPC MCD 210036  
KYZ000-OHZ000-INZ000-ILZ000-210200-  
 
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1742  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0736 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2025  
 
AREAS AFFECTED...PARTS OF SOUTHERN IL/IN INTO NORTHERN KY  
 
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 533...  
 
VALID 210036Z - 210200Z  
 
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 533  
CONTINUES.  
 
SUMMARY...DAMAGING WIND AND PERHAPS A BRIEF TORNADO REMAIN POSSIBLE  
THIS EVENING.  
 
DISCUSSION...A COMPACT BOWING SEGMENT HAS DEVELOPED AND IS MOVING  
INTO SOUTHWEST IN AS OF 0030 UTC. THIS BOWING SEGMENT IS MOVING  
QUICKLY EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD ALONG A SURFACE BOUNDARY AND INSTABILITY  
GRADIENT, AND WILL POSE A THREAT OF AT LEAST LOCALIZED WIND DAMAGE  
FOR AS LONG AS IT PERSISTS THIS EVENING.  
 
OTHER SEMI-DISCRETE CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED BOTH AHEAD OF THIS  
BOWING CLUSTER, AND IN ITS WAKE ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL IL. WITH MLCAPE  
OF 1500-2500 J/KG AND EFFECTIVE SHEAR OF 25-35 KT, ORGANIZED  
CONVECTION WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING, INCLUDING  
POTENTIAL FOR OCCASIONAL SUPERCELL STRUCTURES. WARM TEMPERATURES  
ALOFT AND WEAK MIDLEVEL LAPSE RATES MAY TEND TO LIMIT THE MAGNITUDE  
OF THE SEVERE THREAT TO SOME EXTENT, BUT LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND AND  
PERHAPS A BRIEF TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT WITH ANY PERSISTENT  
DISCRETE CELLS. ANY ADDITIONAL UPSCALE-GROWING CLUSTERS COULD POSE A  
THREAT FOR MORE CONCENTRATED WIND DAMAGE, THOUGH IN THE ABSENCE OF  
STRONGER LOW-LEVEL FLOW, THIS POTENTIAL IS UNCERTAIN.  
 
..DEAN.. 07/21/2025  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT  
 
ATTN...WFO...JKL...ILN...LMK...IND...PAH...ILX...LSX...  
 
LAT...LON 39638955 39298730 38998516 38918419 38498364 38188446  
37938546 38108677 38278806 38598936 39178943 39638955  
 
MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...UP TO 95 MPH  
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH  
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