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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
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