288  
ACUS11 KWNS 191744  
SWOMCD  
SPC MCD 191744  
OHZ000-MIZ000-INZ000-191915-  
 
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0787  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1244 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
 
AREAS AFFECTED...NORTHERN INDIANA/OHIO INTO SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN  
 
CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH LIKELY  
 
VALID 191744Z - 191915Z  
 
PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...80 PERCENT  
 
SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE  
ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA/OHIO  
INTO SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS LIKELY.  
 
DISCUSSION...CURRENT EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE  
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON IN AN ENVIRONMENT  
CHARACTERIZED BY STEEP LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES, STRONG BUOYANCY, AND  
MODEST DEEP-LAYER SHEAR. THIS SHOULD SUPPORT STORM ORGANIZATION INTO  
LINEAR SEGMENTS CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL, WITH THE  
HIGHEST THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS ANTICIPATED WHERE ANY BOWING LINE  
SEGMENTS MAY DEVELOP.  
 
..HALBERT/HART.. 05/19/2026  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
 
 
ATTN...WFO...CLE...ILN...DTX...IWX...GRR...  
 
LAT...LON 42378214 41688256 41408292 41228343 41038396 40668481  
40808525 41058539 41408547 41708537 41828525 42358455  
42818403 43218355 43448327 43578301 43698280 43758257  
43618234 43268212 42908207 42378214  
 
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH  
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...UP TO 1.25 IN  
 
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