Wednesday, August 19, 2020

SPC MD 1532

MD 1532 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR PARTS OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA
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Mesoscale Discussion 1532
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0656 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2020

Areas affected...Parts of northern Minnesota

Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely 

Valid 192356Z - 200130Z

Probability of Watch Issuance...20 percent

SUMMARY...A couple of storms may continue developing and
overspreading the Ontario/Minnesota border area, accompanied by some
risk for severe hail and wind, through 8-9 PM CDT.

DISCUSSION...A couple of strong to severe storms are in the process
of approaching and crossing the Ontario/Minnesota border area. 
Activity is generally focused within a narrow low-level thermal
ridge, ahead of a slowly southward advancing cold front.  This
likely has been aided by forcing for ascent associated with a
mid-level short wave trough, but this forcing is beginning to shift
off to the east-southeast, into and across the upper Great Lakes
region.

Still, a corridor with thermodynamic profiles characterized by at
least modestly steep mid-level lapse rates, and a relatively moist
boundary-layer with CAPE on the order of 2000 J/kg, may maintain
storms another couple of hours in the presence of strong deep-layer
shear.  This activity may pose a continuing risk for severe hail and
locally strong surface gusts, before encountering a cooler (and
cooling), drier and more stable environment farther south, by around
02-03Z.

..Kerr/Edwards.. 08/19/2020

...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

ATTN...WFO...DLH...

LAT...LON   49079421 48229096 47528983 47919276 48359437 49079421 

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