604  
ACUS11 KWNS 040028  
SWOMCD  
SPC MCD 040027  
NEZ000-SDZ000-040230-  
 
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1481  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0727 PM CDT FRI JUL 03 2026  
 
AREAS AFFECTED...SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHWESTERN AND  
NORTH-CENTRAL NEBRASKA  
 
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 446...450...  
 
VALID 040027Z - 040230Z  
 
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 446, 450  
CONTINUES.  
 
SUMMARY...A THREAT FOR SEVERE WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED LARGE HAIL  
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS ACROSS PARTS OF  
SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWEST AND NORTH-CENTRAL NEBRASKA.  
 
DISCUSSION...ON SURFACE ANALYSIS, AN AXIS OF LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE  
IS LOCATED FROM WESTERN NEBRASKA NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH  
DAKOTA, ALONG WHICH SURFACE DEWPOINTS ARE IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER  
60S F. SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONGOING NEAR  
THIS AXIS OF CONVERGENCE, ALONG WHICH THE RAP HAS A CORRIDOR OF  
MLCAPE IN THE 2000 TO 2500 J/KG RANGE. IN ADDITION, THE NORTH PLATTE  
AND RAPID CITY WSR-88D VWPS HAVE 0-6 KM SHEAR IN THE 45 TO 50 KNOT  
RANGE. THIS ENVIRONMENT WILL SUPPORT A SEVERE THREAT THIS EVENING.  
SUPERCELLS WILL BE CAPABLE OF ISOLATED LARGE HAIL AND SEVERE WIND  
GUSTS. SHORT INTENSE LINE SEGMENTS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF STRONG TO  
SEVERE GUSTS. THE THREAT WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD INTO  
NORTH-CENTRAL NEBRASKA LATER THIS EVENING.  
 
..BROYLES.. 07/04/2026  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
 
 
ATTN...WFO...ABR...LBF...UNR...CYS...  
 
LAT...LON 42139945 42509964 43160013 43780065 44320145 44550203  
44570259 44360335 44010390 43780397 43540385 43110319  
42320245 41560190 41260125 41310063 41499990 41839956  
42139945  
 
MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...UP TO 90 MPH  
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...65-80 MPH  
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...1.50-2.50 IN  
 
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