ZCZC SPCSWOMCD ALL ACUS11 KWNS 151759 SPC MCD 151759 NYZ000-PAZ000-OHZ000-151930- Mesoscale Discussion 1865 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1259 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021 Areas affected...northern Ohio...far northwest Pennsylvania and far western New York Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible Valid 151759Z - 151930Z Probability of Watch Issuance...40 percent SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to undergo an increase in coverage and intensity during the next couple of hours. Isolated damaging wind should be the main threat, but some hail and a brief tornado cannot be ruled out. Trends will continue to be monitored for a possible watch. DISCUSSION...Showers and a few thunderstorms are in the process of developing just east of a surface low in northwest OH and farther east in vicinity of a warm front across northern into far northwest PA. The warm sector has undergone some destabilization as temperatures warm through the 70s to near 80 F, but widespread clouds are slowing this process, and weak mid-level lapse rates should limit MLCAPE to near or below 1200 J/kg. Effective bulk shear from 35-40 kt will support some organized storm structures, including potential for a few rotating updrafts and linear segments with isolated damaging wind the main threat. Through a brief tornado cannot be ruled out, low-level hodographs will remain relatively small which should mitigate the overall tornado threat. Limiting factor for a more robust severe thunderstorm threat is the somewhat marginal thermodynamic environment, but trends will continue to be monitored for signs of storm organization and a possible WW. ..Dial/Grams.. 10/15/2021 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...BUF...PBZ...CLE... LAT...LON 42317947 41437987 40638147 40538275 40848357 41398317 41838157 42317947 NNNN