210  
ACUS11 KWNS 250149  
SWOMCD  
SPC MCD 250148  
MNZ000-IAZ000-NEZ000-SDZ000-250315-  
 
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0851  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0848 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2026  
 
AREAS AFFECTED...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...FAR  
NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA  
 
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 243...  
 
VALID 250148Z - 250315Z  
 
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 243  
CONTINUES.  
 
SUMMARY...LARGE-HAIL POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE ISOLATED  
THROUGH 04Z.  
 
DISCUSSION...RECENT RADAR AND SATELLITE TRENDS INDICATE WARMING  
CLOUD TOPS AND LOWERING REFLECTIVITY CORES, WHICH COINCIDES WITH THE  
GRADUAL COOLING AND STABILIZATION OF THE BOUNDARY LAYER. HOWEVER,  
PLAN-VIEW VWP DATA AND SHORT-TERM MODEL FORECASTS INDICATE THE  
STRENGTHENING OF A NOCTURNAL LOW-LEVEL JET FROM SOUTH-CENTRAL NE  
INTO SOUTHEAST SD. ENHANCED CONVERGENCE AND MOIST FLUX WITHIN THE  
TERMINUS OF THAT FEATURE MAY SUPPORT THE CONTINUATION OF ISOLATED,  
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS IN FAR SOUTHEAST SD AND NORTHWEST IA FOR THE  
NEXT HOUR OR TWO. ELSEWHERE, EXPECT A GRADUAL DECREASE IN STORM  
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH 04Z AS CONVECTIVE INHIBITION  
CONTINUES TO INCREASE.  
 
..MEAD.. 05/25/2026  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
 
 
ATTN...WFO...MPX...FSD...OAX...  
 
LAT...LON 41809818 42419827 42979817 43909778 44179729 44589600  
44879541 45119490 45009431 44479358 43969350 43739437  
43609496 43039526 42579571 42049625 41929655 41579738  
41809818  
 
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...UP TO 60 MPH  
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...1.00-1.75 IN  
 
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