634  
ACUS11 KWNS 061518  
SWOMCD  
SPC MCD 061518  
NDZ000-061645-  
 
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2249  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1018 AM CDT SUN SEP 06 2026  
 
AREAS AFFECTED...PARTS OF WESTERN/CENTRAL ND  
 
CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY  
 
VALID 061518Z - 061645Z  
 
PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...20 PERCENT  
 
SUMMARY...STORM EVOLUTION IS UNCERTAIN, BUT A THREAT FOR ISOLATED  
HAIL AND STRONG/DAMAGING GUSTS MAY PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING.  
 
DISCUSSION...VIGOROUS ELEVATED STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS WESTERN  
ND, APPARENTLY IN ASSOCIATION WITH A LOW-AMPLITUDE MIDLEVEL  
SHORTWAVE TROUGH APPROACHING THE AREA FROM EASTERN MT. STEEP  
MIDLEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT MODERATE ELEVATED  
BUOYANCY, WHILE EFFECTIVE SHEAR WILL REMAIN SUFFICIENT FOR SOME  
STORM ORGANIZATION AND AT LEAST TRANSIENT SUPERCELL STRUCTURES.  
LARGE HAIL AND LOCALIZED STRONG/DAMAGING GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A  
THREAT FOR AS LONG AS THESE STORMS PERSIST.  
 
LONGEVITY OF THE ONGOING CLUSTER REMAINS UNCERTAIN, DUE TO ITS  
ELEVATED NATURE AND GENERALLY SUBTLE LARGE-SCALE ASCENT. THE NEED  
FOR WATCH ISSUANCE IS LIKEWISE UNCERTAIN, BUT A LONGER-TERM SEVERE  
THREAT COULD EVOLVE IF THIS CLUSTER CAN PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING  
AND BECOME CLOSER TO SURFACE-BASED WITH TIME.  
 
..DEAN/GLEASON.. 09/06/2026  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
 
 
ATTN...WFO...BIS...  
 
LAT...LON 47210312 47710283 47910152 47980065 47810021 47560009  
47230028 46960046 46690089 46550148 46510210 46500247  
46540294 46730317 47210312  
 
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH  
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...1.00-1.75 IN  
 
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