![]() | MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2119 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0459 PM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026 AREAS AFFECTED...Parts of central South Dakota CONCERNING...Severe potential...Watch possible VALID 242159Z - 242330Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...60 percent SUMMARY...The area is being monitored for an increasing risk of large hail and SEVERE WIND GUSTS. It is unclear if a watch is needed, though trends are being monitored. DISCUSSION...An isolated thunderstorm is evolving along the surface trough/wind shift in central SD, with additional agitated boundary-layer cumulus nearby. Steep midlevel lapse rates atop an increasingly unstable PBL is yielding moderate ....... more |