• MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 1461

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    ACUS11 KWNS 262153
    SWOMCD
    SPC MCD 262153=20
    WIZ000-IAZ000-MNZ000-270000-

    Mesoscale Discussion 1461
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0453 PM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025

    Areas affected...portions of far southeast Minnesota into central
    and southern Wisconsin

    Concerning...Tornado Watch 463...

    Valid 262153Z - 270000Z

    The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 463 continues.

    SUMMARY...A threat for severe wind gusts and tornadoes should
    persist over the next few hours. This severe threat may accompany
    storms within an east-ward-progressing QLCS, or with storms that
    develop ahead of the QLCS and interact favorably with a
    quasi-stationary front. A downstream Tornado Watch issuance may be
    needed if confidence increases in more robust, downstream storms
    materializing.

    DISCUSSION...A loosely organized QLCS continued to track eastward
    across far eastern MN into WI, and is traversing a quasi-stationary
    front. Along this front, rich low-level moisture and steep low-level
    lapse rates are contributing to 2000-2500 J/kg MLCAPE. Along with
    this appreciable instability is 35-45 kts of effective bulk shear
    that is overspreading the boundary. Furthermore, regional VADs show
    hodographs with modest curvature and 200-300 m2/s2 of 0-1 km SRH. As
    such, ambient conditions along this boundary are favorable for the
    development of severe gusts and tornadoes.

    At the moment, the tornado threat could increase in southern WI
    under two scenarios. First is with QLCS segments that traverse the
    boundary, optimizing the ingestion of locally higher streamwise
    vorticity. The second scenario involves the maturation of
    free-warm-sector thunderstorms into supercells that can produce
    tornadoes while crossing the boundary and briefly ingesting
    cross-wise vorticity. Convective trends are currently being
    monitored for further storm intensification under either scenario
    and the subsequent need for a Tornado Watch issuance.

    ..Squitieri/Guyer.. 06/26/2025

    ...Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!6hEzt5GVnCX0zcs1W2pnEQkp2wYKT3lHciybCp_YZ-5rwR01s7IJrLL7VIucBPWc8SaYq5PsU= _OSmNTj5bi065shR7s$ for graphic product...

    ATTN...WFO...GRB...MKX...ARX...

    LAT...LON 44469159 44299007 43738863 43198775 42608831 42578921
    42588987 42659035 42799079 42959111 43159131 43309155
    43389165 44469159=20

    MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...85-115 MPH
    MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH


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