ZCZC SPCSWOMCD ALL
ACUS11 KWNS 202243 
SPC MCD 202243 
NDZ000-202345-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1339
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0543 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2016

AREAS AFFECTED...NRN ND

CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 400...

VALID 202243Z - 202345Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 400
CONTINUES.

SUMMARY...ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT EXISTS ACROSS NORTHERN ND.  SMALL
TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS THREAT.

DISCUSSION...VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS EXISTS ACROSS NRN ND
THIS EVENING.  A FEW DISCRETE SUPERCELLS HAVE EVOLVED OVER NRN
ND...ESPECIALLY NEAR WARD COUNTY.  A COUPLE OF TORNADOES HAVE
ALREADY BEEN OBSERVED WITH THIS ROBUST CONVECTION AND SUFFICIENT
SHEAR EXISTS...GIVEN THE AFOREMENTIONED MOISTURE/INSTABILITY...FOR A
TORNADO THREAT THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.  FOR THIS REASON HAVE ISSUED
A SMALL TORNADO WATCH ACROSS NRN ND.

..DARROW.. 07/20/2016

...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...

ATTN...WFO...FGF...BIS...

LAT...LON   48980184 48989871 47909883 47880166 48980184 

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