MD 0330 CONCERNING TORNADO WATCH 67… FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN OHIO INTO FAR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
Mesoscale Discussion 0330
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0558 PM CDT Wed Mar 23 2022
Areas affected...portions of central and eastern Ohio into far
western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia
Concerning...Tornado Watch 67...
Valid 232258Z - 240100Z
The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 67 continues.
SUMMARY...Damaging gusts and large hail appear to be the main
threats, but a tornado or two remains possible.
DISCUSSION...Several semi-discrete to discrete transient supercells
continue to progress eastward across northern WV as well as central
and eastern OH, toward western PA. 500+ J/kg MLCAPE reside near the
storms per 22Z mesoanalysis. A 150+ kt southwesterly mid-level jet
is beginning to overspread eastern OH atop 40 kt southerly 850 mb
flow, contributing to very large, curved hodographs (per latest PBZ
VAD profile), with over 400 m2/s2 effective SRH (22Z mesoanalysis).
However, dewpoints decrease sharply from 60-61 F in eastern OH to
upper 40s F across the border into PA, where storms have been
rapidly weakening. Nonetheless, the very strong shear should promote
continued storm organization in the warm sector, with a couple
instances of damaging gusts, large hail, and perhaps a tornado
remaining possible.
..Squitieri.. 03/23/2022
...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...
ATTN...WFO...PBZ...RLX...CLE...ILN...
LAT...LON 38518095 38358139 38308175 38518223 39048239 40088226
40958219 41008157 40868037 40758010 40238006 39538024
38518095
