251  
ACUS11 KWNS 180625  
SWOMCD  
SPC MCD 180624  
NEZ000-180730-  
 
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2023  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0124 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEBRASKA  
 
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 594...  
 
VALID 180624Z - 180730Z  
 
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 594  
CONTINUES.  
 
SUMMARY...AN ISOLATED SEVERE WIND AND HAIL THREAT IS LIKELY TO  
CONTINUE AFTER THE SCHEDULED 07Z/2 AM CDT EXPIRATION OF SEVERE  
THUNDERSTORM WATCH 594, AND A LOCAL EXTENSION IN TIME AND AREA MAY  
BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE DISCUSSION AREA.  
 
DISCUSSION...A COMPACT CLUSTER OF STRONG/SEVERE STORMS CONTINUES  
OVER PORTIONS CENTRAL NE AT 0615Z, WITH A RECENT REPORT OF A  
MEASURED 79 MPH GUST AT GRAND ISLAND, NE. THIS CLUSTER CONTINUES TO  
MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH, AND A SEVERE WIND RISK WILL LIKELY  
CONTINUE THROUGH 07-08Z GIVEN A FAVORABLE NEAR-TERM DOWNSTREAM  
ENVIRONMENT. THUS A LOCAL EXTENSION IN TIME AND/OR AREA MAY BE  
NEEDED TO COVER THIS THREAT.  
 
AS LOW-LEVEL WARM ADVECTION STRENGTHENS FARTHER WEST, NEW  
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS ANTICIPATED OVER CENTRAL/SOUTH-CENTRAL  
NE WITHIN A STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATE ENVIRONMENT AND MODESTLY  
STRONG MID-LEVEL FLOW. A LOCALIZED WIND AND HAIL THREAT IS EXPECTED  
WITH THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS, HOWEVER THE  
OVERALL COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SUCH THAT A NEW WATCH IS NOT  
CURRENTLY EXPECTED.  
 
..BUNTING/MOSIER.. 08/18/2026  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT  
 
ATTN...WFO...OAX...GID...LBF...  
 
LAT...LON 40969856 41239741 41169713 40569701 40239714 40109838  
40129925 40149984 40380015 40600037 40840037 41470021  
41559957 40969856  
 
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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