824  
ACUS11 KWNS 020709  
SWOMCD  
SPC MCD 020708  
WIZ000-IAZ000-MNZ000-020845-  
 
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2194  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0208 AM CDT WED SEP 02 2026  
 
AREAS AFFECTED...SOUTHEAST MN INTO WEST-CENTRAL WI  
 
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 641...  
 
VALID 020708Z - 020845Z  
 
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 641  
CONTINUES.  
 
SUMMARY...A THREAT FOR SEVERE GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY  
MORNING WITH AN ONGOING MCS.  
 
DISCUSSION...A COMPACT BUT LONG-LIVED AND WELL-ORGANIZED MCS IS  
MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MN EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS MCS RECENTLY  
PRODUCED GUSTS OF 60-70 MPH IN THE ROCHESTER, MN AREA, AND  
RELATIVELY STRONG INBOUND VELOCITIES CONTINUE TO BE OBSERVED FROM  
THE KARX RADAR. GIVEN ITS CURRENT ORGANIZATION AND FAVORABLE  
DEEP-LAYER SHEAR NOTED FROM THE KARX VWP, THIS MCS WILL LIKELY  
CONTINUE TO POSE A SHORT-TERM THREAT FOR SEVERE GUSTS AS IT  
APPROACHES WEST-CENTRAL WI. WITH TIME, THIS MCS WILL BEGIN TO  
ENCOUNTER A LESS FAVORABLE THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT, AS IT MOVES  
INTO A REGION INCREASINGLY INFLUENCED BY OUTFLOW FROM DOWNSTREAM  
CONVECTION. AS A RESULT, THE LONGEVITY OF SEVERE-WIND POTENTIAL IS  
UNCERTAIN, BUT AT LEAST SOME THREAT FOR WIND DAMAGE WITH THE ONGOING  
MCS MAY EVENTUALLY REACH EASTERN PORTIONS OF WW 641.  
 
..DEAN.. 09/02/2026  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT  
 
ATTN...WFO...GRB...ARX...MPX...  
 
LAT...LON 44439223 44549098 44489043 44179009 43929010 43649049  
43529106 43489156 43529238 43909221 44439223  
 
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH  
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...UP TO 1.25 IN  
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