414  
ACUS11 KWNS 031025  
SWOMCD  
SPC MCD 031025  
MNZ000-NDZ000-SDZ000-031230-  
 
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1826  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0525 AM CDT MON AUG 03 2026  
 
AREAS AFFECTED...CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWEST  
MINNESOTA  
 
CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY  
 
VALID 031025Z - 031230Z  
 
PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...5 PERCENT  
 
SUMMARY...ISOLATED LARGE HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM STORMS ACROSS THE  
NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST THIS MORNING.  
 
DISCUSSION...AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF STORMS HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS NORTH  
DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WITHIN A BROAD REGION OF ISENTROPIC  
ASCENT. 1500 TO 2000 J/KG MUCAPE AND EFFECTIVE SHEAR OF 30 TO 35  
KNOTS (PER SPC MESOANALYSIS) WILL SUPPORT SOME ORGANIZATION,  
INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME SUPERCELL STRUCTURES. OVERALL,  
EXPECT MOSTLY SUB-SEVERE HIGH-BASED STORMS, BUT A FEW OF THE  
STRONGER STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL. NO WATCH IS EXPECTED.  
 
..BENTLEY/SMITH.. 08/03/2026  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT  
 
ATTN...WFO...FGF...ABR...BIS...  
 
LAT...LON 45950172 47700038 48409935 49129615 49029465 48759448  
47689573 46399715 46009827 45819950 45950172  
 
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...UP TO 1.25 IN  
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