Two reviewers agree that this work is suitable for ESD and describes a novel method to generate meteorological inputs to impact analysis storylines that are intended to explore crop yield impacts from adverse (compounding) weather phenomena. I have not yet seen the revised manuscript, but based on the reviews and replies I come to the conclusion that the revisions being requested are "minor" in the sense that they basically refer to better justification/description of some elements of the study. However, reviewer 1 recommended a "major revisions" and is willing to re-assess the new manuscript. I am following this reviewers' suggestion and would appreciate to receive a new version of the manuscript that I will send out to reviewer 1.

In particular I do recommend to carefully pay attention to:
- the crop impact: although crop yields have not been analysed in this paper, the "plausibility" of this event is not only dictated by the compounding occurrence of the meteorological drivers but also by the potentially adverse impacts this may have on crop yield. Please include some literature overview that supports this potential claim on adverse yields
- an inclusion of an (animated!) gif of the produced weather events in the supplementary information is highly recommended
- pay adequate attention to the choice of the time window (both reviewers refer to it explicitly)
- follow-up on the editorial suggestions by reviewer 1
- I agree to stay close to the original SWG and apply another refinement
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One reviewer requested minor revisions, the other major revisions while also expressing willingness to re-assess the manuscript. My interpretation of the reviews and replies provided is that the major issues of concern are the presentation of the justification and methodology, and to a limited extent the demonstration of the plausibility of the SWG results. The authors have replied to all these comments, but I would like to give the opportunity to reviewer 2 to have another look at the paper, which is why the assessment "major revision" is given.

The reviewer has indicated to be very satisfied with your revisions. Therefore I congratulate you with the acceptance of this manuscript for publication.