• MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 0575

    From COD Weather Processor@1:2320/105 to wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu on Tue Apr 30 19:29:41 2024
    ACUS11 KWNS 301929
    SWOMCD
    SPC MCD 301929=20
    IAZ000-MNZ000-NEZ000-SDZ000-302130-

    Mesoscale Discussion 0575
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0229 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024

    Areas affected...parts of eastern South Dakota...Northern Iowa and
    southern Minnesota

    Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible=20

    Valid 301929Z - 302130Z

    Probability of Watch Issuance...40 percent

    SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms over eastern SD may grow upscale
    into a more organized line/cluster with time. Damaging winds and
    hail are possible, but the coverage and severity are uncertain. A
    Severe Thunderstorm Watch is possible.

    DISCUSSION...Ahead of the advancing shortwave trough, thunderstorms
    have initiated along a pre-frontal trough/convergence zone across
    parts of eastern SD and northeastern NE. North of a modifying
    outflow boundary/effective warm front, the air mass has slowly
    moistened and warmed into the low 60s F. While not overly unstable,
    heating through scattered cloud breaks and further moistening will
    continue to allow for destabilization with SPC mesoanalysis showing
    ~500-1000 J/kg of MUCAPE. Effective straight-line hodographs will
    favor a linear/cluster mode with further upscale growth from storm
    interactions likely. Given the storm mode and modest buoyancy,
    damaging winds appear to be the most likely threat. However,
    occasional hail and a brief tornado will also be possible with any
    embedded supercell/bowing structures able to develop. Buoyancy
    decreases farther east indicating some uncertainty on the coverage
    and timing of the severe risk. Still, mesoscale trends suggest
    further destabilization is likely and a downstream severe risk may
    develop. With this in mind, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch is possible.

    ..Lyons/Hart.. 04/30/2024

    ...Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!4Wx2Lx2XPgZHJQHUwgrDXs0tKaf_IrFwB9C47RCLGA-rchbNqyBsuP-8QZYjvzsueGYBFRHet= 7Szh1CgwsFVyXxbXY4$ for graphic product...

    ATTN...WFO...ARX...MPX...DMX...FSD...OAX...

    LAT...LON 42249290 42419701 42539722 43629719 44289665 44089414
    43779337 43299248 43179231 42969236 42399253 42309263
    42249290=20


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