Currently in Youngstown, we are under a severe thunderstorm watch, as is a good portion of Ohio. Akron is currently tornado warned, after Cleveland radar picked up a tornado vortex signature. I would expect this to be upgraded within the next few hours, as indicated by this mesoscale discussion from the SPC:
Expect some severe weather today, with chances of hail and high, possibly damaging winds. I'll try to post some pictures/video later tonight.
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1524
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0224 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2008
AREAS AFFECTED...OH INTO FAR SERN IND
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 593...
VALID 221924Z - 222100Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 593 CONTINUES.
ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WW THIS AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED STRONG TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE TSTMS ARE IN PROGRESS AS OF 1915Z WITH THE MOST CONCENTRATED ZONE OF ACTIVITY FOCUSED WITHIN A LOW-LEVEL CONFLUENCE ZONE FROM NEAR CAK WWD TO SE OF FDY. 18Z ILN SOUNDING IS REPRESENTATIVE OF AMBIENT INFLOW ENVIRONMENT WITH STEEP LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND MODEST BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE... CONTRIBUTING TO SBCAPES OF 1000-1500 J/KG. THE PRESENCE OF AROUND 30 KT OF DEEP LAYER SPEED SHEAR SHOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A FEW ORGANIZED STORMS CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WINDS AND SOME HAIL.
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