![]() | MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1747 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0516 PM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026 AREAS AFFECTED...Parts of western/central NE into southeast SD CONCERNING...Severe potential...Watch possible VALID 262216Z - 270015Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...60 percent SUMMARY...Severe storms may develop into early evening. Watch issuance is possible. DISCUSSION...Cumulus is gradually increasing this afternoon from west-central NE into southeast SD, in the vicinity of a surface trough. Temperatures have warmed well above 100 F near the trough, with rich low-level moisture and steep lapse rates supporting MLCAPE of around 2000 J/kg from west-central NE to over ....... more |