136  
ACUS11 KWNS 280155  
SWOMCD  
SPC MCD 280155  
MIZ000-INZ000-ILZ000-280330-  
 
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1778  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0855 PM CDT MON JUL 27 2026  
 
AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN IL INTO FAR NORTHERN IN AND  
CENTRAL LOWER MI  
 
CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY  
 
VALID 280155Z - 280330Z  
 
PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...5 PERCENT  
 
SUMMARY...AN ISOLATED INSTANCE OF SEVERE HAIL MAY OCCUR DURING THE  
MATURE STAGE OF THE SPARSE STORMS IN PROGRESS. THE SEVERE THREAT  
WILL BE ISOLATED, PRECLUDING A WW ISSUANCE.  
 
DISCUSSION...A FEW WIDELY SPACED MULTICELLS/TRANSIENT SUPERCELLS  
HAVE BECOME ESTABLISHED WITHIN A STRONG 925-850 MB WARM-AIR  
ADVECTION REGIME, WHERE SUBSTANTIAL MUCAPE AND 60+ KTS OF EFFECTIVE  
BULK SHEAR REMAINS IN PLACE. THE CURRENT EXPECTATION IS FOR THESE  
STORMS TO FLUCTUATE IN INTENSITY FOR A FEW MORE HOURS, POTENTIALLY  
PRODUCING A FEW MARGINALLY SEVERE HAILSTONES IN THE PROCESS.  
NONETHELESS, THE SEVERE THREAT WILL REMAIN SPARSE, SO A WW ISSUANCE  
IS NOT ANTICIPATED.  
 
..SQUITIERI/SMITH.. 07/28/2026  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT  
 
ATTN...WFO...DTX...APX...IWX...GRR...LOT...  
 
LAT...LON 42248896 42298855 42078803 41738765 41618742 41648682  
42008633 43578561 44458510 44668479 44688438 44478397  
44038362 43428367 42818391 42258445 41758511 41438597  
41238673 41178729 41218831 42248896  
 
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...UP TO 60 MPH  
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...UP TO 1.25 IN  
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