Subj : MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 1617 To : wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu From : COD Weather Processor Date : Wed Jul 09 2025 18:34:12 ACUS11 KWNS 091832 SWOMCD SPC MCD 091831=20 SDZ000-MTZ000-WYZ000-092030- Mesoscale Discussion 1617 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0131 PM CDT Wed Jul 09 2025 Areas affected...portions of western into central South Dakota Concerning...Severe potential...Severe Thunderstorm Watch likely=20 Valid 091831Z - 092030Z Probability of Watch Issuance...80 percent SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorm development appears imminent. Storms should gradually intensify through the afternoon, accompanied by a severe wind and hail threat. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch issuance will be needed in the next few hours. DISCUSSION...Visible satellite shows deepening CU along the Black Hills in southwestern SD, where convective inhibition continues to rapidly erode with boundary-layer heating/mixing. MLCAPE is already reaching the 1500-2500 J/kg range ahead of the storms, with over 30 kts of effective bulk effective shear (and a straight hodograph) already in place (per 18Z mesoanalysis/UNR special observed sounding). Thunderstorms should develop shortly, and will soon after move over the more unstable/sheared airmass. Current thinking is that storms should remain more discrete for a few hours before attempting to grow upscale. Given steep low-level lapse rates, severe gusts are a concern (a few of which may exceed 75 mph), with the 8-9 C/km 700-500 mb lapse rates and straight hodographs supporting severe hail potential as well. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch will eventually be needed to address the increasing severe threat. ...Squitieri/Mosier.. 07/09/2025 ....Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!9DOQTPnivZrFCyEBEYf4FocOZ-e86ABSgnR2ig-wxmER1v-MNgPuP2mzaW9ItMgWgV3Jenzco= IP9yI1YKW99eVJD26c$ for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...ABR...UNR...BYZ... LAT...LON 43080277 43930359 45510441 45770433 45870371 45640180 45120043 44360004 43700015 43270086 43000202 43080277=20 MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...UP TO 95 MPH MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...65-80 MPH MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...1.50-2.50 IN =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) .