MD 1945 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 536… FOR NERN IL THROUGH EXTREME SRN WI
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1945 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0822 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015 AREAS AFFECTED...NERN IL THROUGH EXTREME SRN WI CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 536... VALID 120222Z - 120315Z THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 536 CONTINUES. SUMMARY...THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND WILL PERSIST OVER NERN IL THROUGH 0330Z. BASED ON CURRENT MOVEMENT...SQUALL LINE WILL APPROACH THE CHICAGO AREA NEAR 03Z. DISCUSSION...A DECREASING TREND IN LIGHTNING AND STORM TOP HEIGHTS HAS BEEN OBSERVED DURING THE PAST HOUR. HOWEVER...THE SQUALL LINE EXTENDING FROM NERN THROUGH CNTRL IL REMAINS ORGANIZED WITH A FEW BOWING SEGMENTS STILL OBSERVED. THE LINE IS MOVING EAST AT 40 KT AND WILL APPROACH THE CHICAGO METRO AREA BY 03Z. A 61 KT WIND GUST WAS RECENTLY REPORTED AT THE PEORIA ASOS...AND LATEST CHICAGO VWP INDICATES A 75 KT SLY LLJ. DESPITE A LIKELY SLOW BUT GRADUAL WEAKENING OF SQUALL LINE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...THREAT FOR ISOLATED STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE AS HIGHER MOMENTUM AIR IS TRANSFERRED DOWN TO THE SFC LAYER WITHIN THE CONVECTIVE BAND. ..DIAL.. 11/12/2015 ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT... ATTN...WFO...LOT...ILX...MKX... LAT...LON 41558877 42498882 43108902 43078833 42158786 41378776 40668801 40588889 41558877
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