922
ACUS11 KWNS 012040
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 012040
PAZ000-WVZ000-VAZ000-OHZ000-KYZ000-INZ000-012245-
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0320
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0340 PM CDT WED APR 01 2026
AREAS AFFECTED...PARTS OF MIDDLE/UPPER OHIO VALLEY
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 85...
VALID 012040Z - 012245Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 85
CONTINUES.
SUMMARY...CONVECTION SHOULD CONTINUE ALONG THE STATIONARY BOUNDARY
AND NEAR OUTFLOW FROM EARLIER STORMS. ISOLATED LARGE HAIL AND WIND
DAMAGE ARE THE MAIN HAZARDS WITH THIS ACTIVITY.
DISCUSSION...A MAJORITY OF THE ACTIVITY WITHIN WW 85 REMAINS NEAR
AND SOUTH OF A STATIONARY FRONT NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER. AN
ADDITIONAL CLUSTER PERSISTS IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. THUS FAR,
STORMS HAVE MAINTAINED A PRIMARILY CELLULAR MODE AND PRODUCE
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL. THE EXPECTATION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON IS FOR ADDITIONAL STORMS TO MOVE INTO THE WATCH FROM THE
WEST AS WELL AS OTHER STORMS POTENTIALLY DEVELOPING ALONG OUTFLOW
FROM STORMS IN WEST VIRGINIA. THE CLUSTER IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
IS LIKELY TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE TERRAIN AS TEMPERATURES
THERE ARE SLIGHTLY COOLER AND CONVECTION HAS INFLUENCED THE AIRMASS
FARTHER EAST. REGIONAL VAD DATA SHOWS 40-50 KTS OF 0-6 KM SHEAR
WHICH SHOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ORGANIZED STORMS CAPABLE OF
PRIMARILY ISOLATED LARGE HAIL AND WIND DAMAGE.
..WENDT.. 04/01/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
ATTN...WFO...RNK...PBZ...RLX...JKL...ILN...LMK...
LAT...LON 38288457 38558509 38888520 39108507 39128415 39438271
39668201 39958050 40077984 39927960 39068009 38568036
38068031 37638048 37278098 37468197 37858291 37868383
38288457
MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...UP TO 95 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...UP TO 60 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...UP TO 1.25 IN
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