![]() | MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1554 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1242 PM CDT Thu Jul 09 2026 AREAS AFFECTED...Lower Ohio Valley CONCERNING...Severe potential...Watch possible VALID 091742Z - 091945Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...40 percent SUMMARY...A risk for DAMAGING WINDS will evolve from eastward moving outflow in the lower Ohio Valley. The coverage of strong/severe storms is not clear, but a watch is possible this afternoon. Trends will be monitored. DISCUSSION...Outflow from convection associated with an MCV northwest of St. Louis is moving eastward into the lower Ohio Valley. As this boundary moves into an increasingly unstable airmass with strong ....... more |