605  
ACUS11 KWNS 280547  
SWOMCD  
SPC MCD 280547  
MNZ000-SDZ000-NDZ000-280645-  
 
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1487  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1247 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2025  
 
AREAS AFFECTED...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...WESTERN  
MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA  
 
CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY  
 
VALID 280547Z - 280645Z  
 
PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...20 PERCENT  
 
SUMMARY...A LINGERING ISOLATED SEVERE THREAT IS EXPECTED OVER THE  
NEXT FEW HOURS FROM SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHEAST SOUTH  
DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. A FEW SEVERE GUSTS AND HAIL WILL BE  
THE PRIMARY THREATS. THE SEVERE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME  
INCREASINGLY MARGINAL, AND WW 468 WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT  
0600Z.  
 
DISCUSSION...THE LATEST HI-RESOLUTION RADAR IMAGERY FROM KMVX SHOWS  
A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, WITH A FEW EMBEDDED POTENTIALLY  
SEVERE CELLS. THESE STORMS ARE LOCATED TO THE NORTHEAST OF A 1006 MB  
LOW, ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE OF STRONG INSTABILITY WHERE THE RAP HAS  
MLCAPE IN THE 2000 TO 3000 J/KG RANGE. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH, EVIDENT  
ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY, ALONG WITH WARM ADVECTION WILL PROVIDE  
SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW  
HOURS. OVERNIGHT RAP FORECAST SOUNDINGS HAVE EFFECTIVE SHEAR NEAR 40  
KNOTS WITH MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES BETWEEN 7 AND 8 C/KM. THIS SHOULD  
SUPPORT AN ISOLATED SEVERE THREAT WITH POTENTIAL FOR A FEW SEVERE  
GUSTS AND HAIL. HOWEVER, A CAPPING INVERSION IS FORECAST TO  
GRADUALLY INCREASE, WHICH COMBINED WITH WEAKENING INSTABILITY,  
SHOULD RESULT IN THE SEVERE THREAT BECOMING MORE MARGINAL WITH TIME.  
 
..BROYLES/SMITH.. 06/28/2025  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
 
 
ATTN...WFO...MPX...FGF...ABR...BIS...  
 
LAT...LON 47319604 47059562 46579531 45989532 45509567 45339647  
45419852 45609932 45899963 46329977 46749964 47099940  
47369882 47449730 47409653 47319604  
 
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH  
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...1.00-1.75 IN  
 
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