SPC MD 2372

MD 2372 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 682... FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN/EASTERN KANSAS INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI Mesoscale Discussion 2372 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0858 PM CDT Tue Oct 13 2026 Areas affected...portions of southern/eastern Kansas into northern Missouri Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 682... Valid 140158Z - 140400Z The severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 682 continues. SUMMARY...An isolated severe risk for primarily damaging/severe wind gusts continues across portions of Severe Thunderstorm Watch 682. DISCUSSION...Scattered strong to occasionally severe thunderstorms remain ongoing along a progressive surface cold front extending from northern Missouri into south-central Kansas as of 0200 UTC. The strongest of the ongoing thunderstorms is a convective cluster progressing eastward across western Missouri that produced numerous reports of damaging/severe wind gusts in the Kansas City metro area over the past 1-2 hours. Latest high-resolution CAM guidance suggests that this cluster may continue downstream for at least another couple of hours, with 1000-2000 J/kg MUCAPE and 30-40 kts of effective bulk shear helping to maintain some...