737  
ACUS11 KWNS 072158  
SWOMCD  
SPC MCD 072157  
MNZ000-NDZ000-072330-  
 
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1596  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0457 PM CDT MON JUL 07 2025  
 
AREAS AFFECTED...EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA  
 
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 494...  
 
VALID 072157Z - 072330Z  
 
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 494  
CONTINUES.  
 
SUMMARY...THE THREAT FOR A TORNADO OR TWO AND OCCASIONAL LARGE  
HAIL/WIND DAMAGE WILL PERSIST.  
 
DISCUSSION...A FEW SUPERCELLS ARE ONGOING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND  
NORTHEAST ND. THE MORE FAVORABLE ZONE FOR A TORNADO OR TWO WILL  
REMAIN ALONG THE NORTHWEST-SOUTHEAST ORIENTED BAROCLINIC ZONE ACROSS  
EXTREME NORTHEAST ND, WHERE BOTH VERTICAL SHEAR/BUOYANCY AND  
VERTICAL VORTICITY ARE MAXIMIZED ALONG AND TO THE IMMEDIATE COOL  
SIDE OF THE FRONT. FARTHER SOUTH, A COUPLE OF STORMS ARE ONGOING  
IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF THE SURFACE WIND SHIFT/TROUGH. MODERATE  
BUOYANCY IS PRESENT THROUGH THIS ZONE WHERE SURFACE TEMPERATURES  
HAVE WARMED INTO THE MID-UPPER 70S WITH MID 60S DEWPOINTS, BUT  
RELATIVELY STRAIGHT HODOGRAPHS SUPPORT SOME POTENTIAL FOR LARGE  
HAIL. OVERALL, STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SEMI-DISCRETE AND THE  
SEVERE THREAT SHOULD PEAK BETWEEN NOW AND 00Z IN THE ZONE OF MODEST  
FORCING FOR ASCENT WITH A MIDLEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH NOW MOVING OVER  
NORTHEAST ND.  
 
..THOMPSON.. 07/07/2025  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT  
 
ATTN...WFO...FGF...  
 
LAT...LON 48559704 48019652 47659661 47209705 47099739 47159806  
47649791 48189811 48439842 48659834 48699780 48559704  
 
MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...UP TO 95 MPH  
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH  
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...1.50-2.50 IN  
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