ZCZC SPCSWOMCD ALL ACUS11 KWNS 261805 SPC MCD 261805 ILZ000-MOZ000-261930- MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1061 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0105 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016 AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MO INTO CENTRAL IL CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY VALID 261805Z - 261930Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...20 PERCENT SUMMARY...SPORADIC STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND PERHAPS SOME HAIL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE OVERALL THREAT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIMITED IN SPACE AND TIME AND A WATCH IS NOT EXPECTED. DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON NEAR A SURFACE COLD FRONT FROM NEAR KANSAS CITY TO HANNIBAL MO...NORTHEASTWARD TO NEAR CHICAGO. THE AIRMASS IN THE AREA IS CHARACTERIZED BY DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW TO MID 70S AND MLCAPE VALUES AOA 2000 J/KG. DEEP LAYER SHEAR IS ON A WEAK SIDE /20-35 KT/...AS STRONGER FLOW REMAINS FURTHER TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE SYNOPTIC BOUNDARY. CONVERGENCE IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT IS ALSO WEAK WITH NEARLY PARALLEL LOW-LEVEL FLOW ALONG THE BOUNDARY. FURTHERMORE...MIDLEVEL LAPSE RATES ARE MODEST IN THE 6-7 DEG C/KM. FOR THESE REASONS...STORMS LIKELY WILL REMAIN ONLY LOOSELY ORGANIZED...TRENDING TOWARDS STORM CLUSTERS OR LINES. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OF MAINLY LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND PERHAPS SOME HAIL. GIVEN THE MARGINAL NATURE OF THE OVERALL THREAT...A WATCH IS NOT EXPECTED. ..LEITMAN/HART.. 06/26/2016 ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT... ATTN...WFO...ILX...LSX...DVN...SGF...EAX... LAT...LON 37949377 38389406 38889432 39169427 39449356 39889213 40289078 40778965 40818919 40538879 39978856 39368859 38838891 38218989 37909072 37649188 37579268 37659325 37949377 NNNN