ZCZC SPCSWOMCD ALL ACUS11 KWNS 300025 SPC MCD 300025 WIZ000-IAZ000-MNZ000-300130- MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1236 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0725 PM CDT MON JUN 29 2015 AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MN INTO SOUTHWEST WI AND EXTREME NORTHEAST IA CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 370... VALID 300025Z - 300130Z THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 370 CONTINUES. SUMMARY...ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER 1-3 HOURS. AS SUCH...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 370 WILL BE EXTENDED. DISCUSSION...A GRADUAL WEAKENING TREND HAS BEEN NOTED IN RADAR DATA OVER THE LAST HOUR OR SO. THE EXCEPTION IS WITH STORMS JUST NORTH OF MSP AND FURTHER SOUTH ALONG THE MS RIVER IN FAR NORTHEAST IA/SOUTHWEST WI. 00Z MESOANALYSIS ALONG WITH THE 00Z MPX RAOB INDICATE MLCAPE NEAR 1000-1500 J/KG STILL EXISTS WITH STEEP MIDLEVEL LAPSE RATES IN PLACE. THIS COULD RESULT IN CURRENT STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS TO DIMINISH ONLY SLOWLY. NEW DEVELOPMENT HOWEVER MAY STRUGGLE TO INCREASE...ESPECIALLY AS THE UPPER SHORTWAVE IMPULSE SHIFTS FURTHER EAST OF THE REGION. PER COLLABORATION WITH WFO MPX AND ARX...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 370 WILL BE EXTENDED IN SPACE/TIME. ..LEITMAN.. 06/30/2015 ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT... ATTN...WFO...MKX...DVN...ARX...MPX...DMX... LAT...LON 45649293 44009062 43679036 43219029 42709041 42649106 42669132 43669396 44239448 44849472 45549458 45859431 45939368 45649293 NNNN