565  
ACUS11 KWNS 021005  
SWOMCD  
SPC MCD 021004  
NYZ000-PAZ000-OHZ000-021200-  
 
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2195  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0504 AM CDT WED SEP 02 2026  
 
AREAS AFFECTED...LOWER GREAT LAKES VICINITY  
 
CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY  
 
VALID 021004Z - 021200Z  
 
PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...20 PERCENT  
 
SUMMARY...SOME INCREASE IN STORM COVERAGE AND SEVERE POTENTIAL IS  
POSSIBLE WITH TIME THIS MORNING.  
 
DISCUSSION...MULTIPLE STORM CLUSTERS ARE APPROACHING THE LOWER GREAT  
LAKES VICINITY EARLY THIS MORNING. THE DOWNSTREAM ENVIRONMENT  
REMAINS GENERALLY FAVORABLE FOR ORGANIZED CONVECTION, WITH MUCAPE OF  
1000-2000 J/KG AND EFFECTIVE SHEAR OF 35-45 KT. LARGE-SCALE ASCENT  
IS GENERALLY RATHER MODEST, THOUGH LOW-LEVEL WARM ADVECTION MAY HELP  
TO SUSTAIN THE ONGOING STORM CLUSTERS THROUGH DAWN.  
 
SHORT-TERM SEVERE POTENTIAL REMAINS UNCERTAIN WITH THE ONGOING  
STORMS. THE CLUSTER MODE AND GENERALLY MODEST MIDLEVEL LAPSE RATES  
ARE NOT PARTICULARLY FAVORABLE FOR HAIL, WHILE LOW-LEVEL STABILITY  
MAY TEMPER SEVERE-WIND POTENTIAL DOWNSTREAM OF THE LAKES. AS A  
RESULT, THE WIND-DAMAGE AND HAIL POTENTIAL MAY TEND TO REMAIN RATHER  
ISOLATED. IF ANY OF THESE CLUSTERS ARE ABLE TO PERSIST INTO MID  
MORNING AND BEYOND, THEN DIURNAL HEATING/DESTABILIZATION MAY ALLOW  
FOR INTENSIFICATION AND AN INCREASING DOWNSTREAM SEVERE THREAT.  
 
..DEAN/HART.. 09/02/2026  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT  
 
ATTN...WFO...BGM...BUF...CTP...PBZ...CLE...  
 
LAT...LON 42417755 41917842 41287970 41088060 41568135 41738154  
41918155 42008147 42088121 42497988 43387910 43957794  
43927743 43667679 43267666 42417755  
 
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH  
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...UP TO 1.25 IN  
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