![]() | MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2281 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0118 PM CST Sun Dec 28 2025 AREAS AFFECTED...Far eastern Missouri...central and southern Illinois...and western Indiana CONCERNING...Severe potential...Watch possible VALID 281918Z - 282115Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...60 percent SUMMARY...A band of storms is expected to form along the cold front by mid afternoon in Illinois and spread eastward through late evening into Indiana. Occasional wind damage and a couple of TORNADOES will be the main threats, and a watch is possible by 20-21z. DISCUSSION...A surface cyclone is in the early stages of deepening along a baroclinic zone across northern ....... more |