PROBSEVERE won't help with gust front

As storms pushed south of Chicago, we observed severe level winds in Base V.  ProbSevere was showing 0%.

There was a measured gust of 67 mph and some tree damage in the area.

Justin Seiglaff explained that the gust front was detached from "the body" that was outlined, and therefore not included in ProbSevere.

That makes perfect sense, but forecasters looking at ProbSevere should be aware of that.

Davis Nolan
WKRN Meteorologist