Subj : MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 1890 To : wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu From : COD Weather Processor Date : Tue Aug 05 2025 19:41:16 ACUS11 KWNS 051941 SWOMCD SPC MCD 051940=20 NDZ000-SDZ000-052145- Mesoscale Discussion 1890 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0240 PM CDT Tue Aug 05 2025 Areas affected...south central North Dakota and adjacent north central South Dakota Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible=20 Valid 051940Z - 052145Z Probability of Watch Issuance...60 percent SUMMARY...Intensifying thunderstorm activity, perhaps including the evolution of a sustained supercell appears probable by 5-7 PM CDT, if not earlier, before transitioning to an organizing, southeastward propagating cluster into this evening. A severe weather watch will likely be needed, but timing remains uncertain. DISCUSSION...In the wake of a generally dissipating cluster of thunderstorms spreading into the Red River Valley, lower/mid-tropospheric warm advection is being maintained across much of the Dakotas, on the northern periphery of a plume of warm and capping elevated mixed-layer air. This includes temperatures as warm as +10 to +12 C around 700 mb, as far northeast as southwestern North Dakota through north central and northeastern South Dakota, beneath which stronger boundary-layer warming and destabilization is ongoing. Around and north through east of the Bismarck ND vicinity, the boundary-layer has been slower to modify in the wake of the preceding convection, but forcing for ascent has been sufficient to overcome inhibition and support renewed thunderstorm development.=20 This has been gradually increasing near the nose of a 30 kt southerly low-level jet, which may strengthen a bit further into early evening. Northward advection of warmer and more moist boundary-layer air along this axis is likely to contribute to substantive further boundary-layer destabilization, and, at some point, a rapid intensification of thunderstorm activity.=20=20 Once this occurs, in the presence of strong deep-layer shear beneath 30-40 kt westerly 500 mb flow, the environment appears conducive to the evolution of a significant supercell with potential to produce large hail and perhaps a couple of tornadoes, before growing growing upscale into an organizing southeastward propagating cluster by this evening. ...Kerr/Smith.. 08/05/2025 ....Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!_DHNJX68vJ4MqxkRVkXs6WMv66wl0uCq5NmR3kftNlCulzeeddR8nEZzYt0byh1r5AT4ke-w7= YNMr6lBU52lalchInw$ for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...FGF...ABR...BIS...UNR... LAT...LON 46380187 47080062 46989902 46439791 45929837 45549908 45379992 45600092 45870202 46380187=20 MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...85-115 MPH MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 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 3.28-Linux * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .