MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0363
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0612 PM CDT WED APR 02 2025
AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS OF THE MID-SOUTH
CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 98...
VALID 022312Z - 030045Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 98 CONTINUES.
SUMMARY...NUMEROUS DISCRETE SUPERCELLS ARE INTENSIFYING IN A VERY
FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR STRONG TO INTENSE TORNADOES ACROSS THE
MID-SOUTH.
DISCUSSION...NUMEROUS DISCRETE RIGHT-MOVING SUPERCELLS ARE
INTENSIFYING ACROSS THE OPEN WARM SECTOR IN THE MID-SOUTH AS OF 23Z.
THE NQA VWP DEPICTS VERY LARGE, CLOCKWISE-CURVED HODOGRAPHS WITH
AMPLE STREAMWISE VORTICITY FOR THESE STORMS (AROUND 330 M2/S2 0-500M
SRH). GIVEN A MOIST/UNSTABLE BOUNDARY LAYER, AMPLE LOW-LEVEL SHEAR,
AND THE WELL-ESTABLISHED DISCRETE SUPERCELLS, SEVERAL STRONG TO
INTENSE TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS CORRIDOR OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE HOURS.
..WEINMAN.. 04/02/2025