Heat Wave Continues; Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain through the Weekend

MD 1466 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR NORTHEAST OH...NORTHWEST PA...WESTERN NY...NORTHERN WV PANHANDLE Mesoscale Discussion 1466 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1147 AM CDT Fri Jun 27 2025 Areas affected...Northeast OH...northwest PA...western NY...northern WV Panhandle Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 271647Z - 271845Z Probability of Watch Issuance...20 percent SUMMARY...Locally damaging winds are possible this afternoon. DISCUSSION...A small storm cluster has recently intensified near/north of Cleveland. With some heating/destabilization ongoing downstream of this cluster, maintenance or some intensification of these storms cannot be ruled out this afternoon, with additional development possible farther south with time across eastern OH into western PA.

MD 1467 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE FOR NORTHERN IN INTO PARTS OF LOWER MI AND FAR NORTHWEST OH Mesoscale Discussion 1467 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1210 PM CDT Fri Jun 27 2025 Areas affected...Northern IN into parts of Lower MI and far northwest OH Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible Valid 271710Z - 271915Z Probability of Watch Issuance...60 percent SUMMARY...Storms capable of wind damage may develop this afternoon. Watch issuance is possible. DISCUSSION...Strong heating is underway along/east of a cold front from northern IN into southern/eastern Lower MI. Despite weak midlevel lapse rates, continued heating of a richly moist environment will