• MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 0171

    From COD Weather Processor@1:2320/105 to wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu on Fri Mar 14 20:40:32 2025
    ACUS11 KWNS 142040
    SWOMCD
    SPC MCD 142040=20
    MOZ000-ARZ000-142245-

    Mesoscale Discussion 0171
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0340 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025

    Areas affected...parts of northwestern and north central Arkansas
    into central Missouri

    Concerning...Severe potential...Watch likely=20

    Valid 142040Z - 142245Z

    Probability of Watch Issuance...80 percent

    SUMMARY...Further intensification of a broken squall line with
    embedded supercells appears likely into the 6-7 PM CDT time frame,
    accompanied by increasing risk for very strong, damaging surface
    gusts and/or a few tornadoes.

    DISCUSSION...Surface dew points have mixed into the 30s F across
    much of central Missouri, between the I-44 and I-70 corridors.=20
    However, the latest Rapid Refresh suggests that the nose of a plume
    of precipitable water on the order of .75-1.00+ inches is now nosing
    across central Arkansas toward the southern Missouri state border
    vicinity, where a notable recent increase in surface dew points is
    underway. This includes surface dew points in the lower/mid 50s F,
    which Rapid Refresh forecast soundings have been indicating rapidly
    return northward, just ahead of the approaching squall line into
    early evening.

    Although the same forecast soundings suggest that this may tend to
    coincide with the transition to a more linear low-level hodograph,
    low-level shear is forecast to remain strong to extreme beneath 850
    flow strengthening to 50+ kt. This environment may still become
    increasingly conducive to supercells with potential to produce
    tornadoes and/or very strong, damaging gusts, in addition to large
    hail.

    ..Kerr/Gleason.. 03/14/2025

    ...Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!-5eTgiqGglfeFqdy8jRqM4vgZHOZ8RJsTs-lisDz0aDOypPVbvUlV5IntUngbRLGFT2iQWTmR= ZCNbpOFliWy5lYFMJc$ for graphic product...

    ATTN...WFO...LSX...LZK...SGF...EAX...TSA...

    LAT...LON 39179241 38549186 37709199 35589331 35219431 37549364
    38329340 39129293 39179241=20


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