878  
ACUS11 KWNS 042209  
SWOMCD  
SPC MCD 042209  
MNZ000-SDZ000-NDZ000-050015-  
 
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1563  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0509 PM CDT FRI JUL 04 2025  
 
AREAS AFFECTED...EASTERN DAKOTAS...NORTHERN MINNESOTA  
 
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 486...  
 
VALID 042209Z - 050015Z  
 
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 486  
CONTINUES.  
 
SUMMARY...SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WW486  
THIS EVENING.  
 
DISCUSSION...UPPER RIDGE IS GRADUALLY SHIFTING EAST ACROSS THE MS  
VALLEY. THIS IS PERMITTING A HIGHER PW PLUME OVER THE  
PLAINS/NORTHERN MN TO GRADUALLY ADVANCE ACROSS THE UPPER RED RIVER  
REGION INTO THE MAIN BODY OF WW486. LATEST RADAR DATA SUGGESTS A  
VERY WEAK MCV MAY BE EMBEDDED WITHIN A MORE ELONGATED CORRIDOR OF  
CONVECTION, JUST EAST OF JAMESTOWN ND, BUT THIS FEATURE IS SUBTLE.  
WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S TO NEAR 90F ACROSS  
CONVECTIVE-FREE AREAS, AMPLE BUOYANCY IS AVAILABLE FOR BOTH THE  
EAST-WEST, AND NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDORS TO EVENTUALLY ADVANCE ACROSS  
THE REMAINDER OF THE WATCH THROUGH THE MID-EVENING HOURS. HAIL AND  
WIND REMAIN POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY.  
 
..DARROW.. 07/04/2025  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT  
 
ATTN...WFO...DLH...MPX...FGF...ABR...BIS...  
 
LAT...LON 47369867 49399165 47079166 45059868 47369867  
 
MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...UP TO 95 MPH  
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH  
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...UP TO 1.25 IN  
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