Mesoscale Discussion 1465 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0730 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 Areas affected...portions of northeastern Kansas into northwestern Missouri Concerning...Tornado Watch 480... Valid 290030Z - 290200Z The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 480 continues. SUMMARY...The severe threat continues across Tornado Watch 480. Severe gusts remain the primary threat in the near term, with large hail also possible. A tornado cannot be ruled out if storms can develop or move into an environment characterized by better low-level shear. DISCUSSION...Intense multicell and transient supercell structures continue to progress eastward across northeastern KS amid a strongly unstable environment (4000+ J/kg MLCAPE per 00Z TOP RAOB). Regional radar suggests these storms are exceeding 50 kft in height, with the Geary County, KS having a history of severe hail and wind gusts (including a recent report of an ASOS-measured 75 mph gust). Despite around 45 kts of effective bulk shear present (00Z TOP RAOB), regional VADs depict modest low-level shear over eastern KS, which may be why the ongoing storms have been outflow dominant, struggling to maintain classic supercell structure. As such, severe gusts should remain the main threat, at least in the near term. Severe hail will also be possible with updrafts reaching peak intensity. A southwesterly 925-850 mb low-level jet is forecast to intensify through evening, which should boost low-level hodograph size and curvature, If relatively discrete storms can avoid being undercut by outflow and ingest greater low-level shear this evening (before the boundary-layer stabilizes), a tornado may still occur. ..Squitieri.. 06/29/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...EAX...OAX...TOP...ICT... LAT...LON 39129734 39819634 40429439 40499320 40109295 39389292 38939372 38579479 38359562 38479641 38689705 39129734