MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0332
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0927 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2023
AREAS AFFECTED...PARTS OF NORTH-CENTRAL INTO NORTHEASTERN MS
CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 76...
VALID 250227Z - 250330Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 76 CONTINUES.
SUMMARY...STRONG TO INTENSE (EF2-EF3) TORNADO THREAT SHOULD CONTINUE
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN MS IN A
FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT.
DISCUSSION...AN INTENSE NORTHEASTWARD-MOVING TORNADIC SUPERCELL IS
ONGOING ACROSS CARROLL COUNTY MS, WITH RECENT VROTS AROUND 70 KT AND
DEEP/WELL-DEFINED TDS. THIS STORM STILL HAS PLENTY OF RESIDENCE TIME
IN THE OPEN WARM SECTOR AS BOUNDARY-LAYER MOISTURE SURGES NORTH INTO
NORTH-CENTRAL INTO NORTHEASTERN MS -- CHARACTERIZED BY MIDDLE/UPPER
60S SURFACE DEWPOINTS. THIS FAVORABLE BOUNDARY-LAYER MOISTURE,
COUPLED WITH LARGE LOOPING HODOGRAPHS (AROUND 400 M2/S2 0-1 KM SRH)
SAMPLED BY THE GWX VWP SHOULD SUPPORT A CONTINUED THREAT OF A STRONG
TO INTENSE TORNADO DURING THE NEXT 30-60 MIN.
..WEINMAN.. 03/25/2023