953
ACUS11 KWNS 022126
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 022126
ILZ000-WIZ000-IAZ000-022300-
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0336
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0426 PM CDT THU APR 02 2026
AREAS AFFECTED...EASTERN IA INTO NORTHWEST IL
CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 89...
VALID 022126Z - 022300Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 89 CONTINUES.
SUMMARY...AN ENHANCED CORRIDOR OF TORNADO POTENTIAL WILL EXIST
ACROSS FAR EASTERN IOWA INTO FAR NORTHWEST ILLINOIS OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS.
DISCUSSION...A ROBUST BOWING SEGMENT HAS DEVELOPED NEAR A SURFACE
LOW ACROSS EASTERN IA. AHEAD OF THIS INTENSE LINE OF CONVECTION,
ISOLATED SUPERCELLS ARE NOTED, WITH ONE OVER WASHINGTON COUNTY IA
HAVING RECENTLY PRODUCED A SPOTTER-CONFIRMED TORNADO. ADDITIONAL
CELLS ARE DEVELOPING ALONG THE MS RIVER WITHIN MID 60S F DEWPOINTS
AND 0-1 SRH GREATER THAN 250 M2/S2. INSTABILITY NEAR 1000 J/KG IS
NOTED IN LATEST MESOANALYSIS AS A WARM FRONT CONTINUES TO LIFT
NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN WI. THIS CORRIDOR WILL SUPPORT AN ENHANCED
RISK OF TORNADO POTENTIAL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AS STORMS
CONTINUE TO MATURE AND MOVE NORTHEAST.
..LEITMAN.. 04/02/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
ATTN...WFO...LOT...ILX...MKX...DVN...ARX...
LAT...LON 41699183 42049154 42299126 42409097 42529064 42559019
42468964 42298947 41908955 41568974 41189006 41049047
41009124 41279190 41699183
MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...120-150 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...65-80 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...1.00-1.75 IN
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