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ACUS11 KWNS 281939
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 281939
VAZ000-NCZ000-WVZ000-TNZ000-KYZ000-282145-
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1785
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0239 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2026
AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY...EASTERN
TENNESSEE...SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...WESTERN VIRGINIA...WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 526...
VALID 281939Z - 282145Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 526
CONTINUES.
SUMMARY...SEVERE THREAT CONTINUES WITHIN WW526.
DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WW526, WITH
MORE DISCRETE SUPERCELLS NOTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN WEST
VIRGINIA INTO WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWARD INTO EASTERN TENNESSEE.
LOW-LEVEL ROTATION HAS REMAINED TRANSIENT AND WEAK WITH THESE,
LIKELY OWING TO THE GENERALLY MODEST LOW-LEVEL FLOW. STRONG DEEP
LAYER SHEAR WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SUPERCELL MODES, WITH POTENTIAL
FOR LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND, AND PERHAPS A TORNADO OR TWO.
ADDITIONALLY, A MORE CLUSTERED/MUTLI-CELL STRUCTURES CONTINUE BACK
TO THE WEST IN WESTERN KENTUCKY. THESE WILL CONTINUE TO POSE A RISK
FOR DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL.
..THORNTON.. 07/28/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
ATTN...WFO...RAH...RNK...RLX...GSP...MRX...JKL...
LAT...LON 35568139 35388325 35488400 35658408 36548423 37338398
37318389 37628343 37618193 37878075 37798002 37287909
36917912 35997968 35618056 35558128 35568139
MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...85-110 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...UP TO 1.25 IN
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