Subj : MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 0575 To : wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu From : COD Weather Processor Date : Tue Apr 30 2024 19:29:41 ACUS11 KWNS 301929 SWOMCD SPC MCD 301929=20 IAZ000-MNZ000-NEZ000-SDZ000-302130- Mesoscale Discussion 0575 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0229 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024 Areas affected...parts of eastern South Dakota...Northern Iowa and southern Minnesota Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible=20 Valid 301929Z - 302130Z Probability of Watch Issuance...40 percent SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms over eastern SD may grow upscale into a more organized line/cluster with time. Damaging winds and hail are possible, but the coverage and severity are uncertain. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is possible. DISCUSSION...Ahead of the advancing shortwave trough, thunderstorms have initiated along a pre-frontal trough/convergence zone across parts of eastern SD and northeastern NE. North of a modifying outflow boundary/effective warm front, the air mass has slowly moistened and warmed into the low 60s F. While not overly unstable, heating through scattered cloud breaks and further moistening will continue to allow for destabilization with SPC mesoanalysis showing ~500-1000 J/kg of MUCAPE. Effective straight-line hodographs will favor a linear/cluster mode with further upscale growth from storm interactions likely. Given the storm mode and modest buoyancy, damaging winds appear to be the most likely threat. However, occasional hail and a brief tornado will also be possible with any embedded supercell/bowing structures able to develop. Buoyancy decreases farther east indicating some uncertainty on the coverage and timing of the severe risk. Still, mesoscale trends suggest further destabilization is likely and a downstream severe risk may develop. With this in mind, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch is possible. ...Lyons/Hart.. 04/30/2024 ....Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!4Wx2Lx2XPgZHJQHUwgrDXs0tKaf_IrFwB9C47RCLGA-rchbNqyBsuP-8QZYjvzsueGYBFRHet= 7Szh1CgwsFVyXxbXY4$ for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...ARX...MPX...DMX...FSD...OAX... LAT...LON 42249290 42419701 42539722 43629719 44289665 44089414 43779337 43299248 43179231 42969236 42399253 42309263 42249290=20 =3D =3D =3D To unsubscribe from WX-STORM and you already have a login, go to https://lists.illinois.edu and use the "Unsubscribe" link. Otherwise email Chris Novy at cnovy@cox.net and ask to be removed from WX-STORM. --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .