• MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 0268

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    ACUS11 KWNS 151830
    SWOMCD
    SPC MCD 151829
    NCZ000-VAZ000-SCZ000-152000-

    Mesoscale Discussion 0268
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0129 PM CDT Sun Apr 15 2018

    Areas affected...portions of south-central VA...central NC into
    north-central SC

    Concerning...Severe potential...Watch likely

    Valid 151829Z - 152000Z

    Probability of Watch Issuance...80 percent

    SUMMARY...The severe threat will spread eastward into the NC/VA
    Piedmont vicinity this afternoon and evening. A threat of damaging
    wind and a few tornadoes will ensue as a line of convection across
    western NC/VA continues to track east-northeast across the region. A
    new tornado watch will be needed downstream of WW 52.

    DISCUSSION...Strong heating beneath thin cirrus has allowed
    temperatures to warm into the upper 70s to low 80s across the NC/VA
    Piedmont vicinity this afternoon. This is a bit warmer than forecast
    guidance previously has suggested, resulting in modestly improved
    thermodynamic profiles. Regardless, surface based instability is
    expected to top out around 1000-1500 J/kg at most across the region.
    While midlevel lapse rates will remain lackluster, warmer boundary
    layer temperatures should result in steeper surface to 3km lapse
    rates. 18z Mesoanalysis indicates low level lapse rates have
    increased to around 7 deg C/km. Furthermore, low level kinematics
    should continue to improve as the surface low continues to push
    east-northeast across the central Appalachians. On the whole, this
    will maintain severe threat into the Piedmont vicinity as QLCS
    across western VA/NC/SC continues northeastward. Strong deep layer
    shear with fast storm motion and previously mentioned steepened low
    level lapse rates will support damaging potential. Furthermore,
    backed low level flow and 0-1km SRH greater than 200 m2/s2 will
    support rotation in embedded supercell structures/mesovorticies
    along the line.

    More recently, showers have developed across the warm sector ahead
    of the eastward advancing line. At this time these showers remain
    rather shallow and weak. While some intensification is possible as
    forcing for ascent increases, severe potential remains uncertain and
    the main focus for severe threat remains the eastward advancing
    line.

    ..Leitman/Guyer.. 04/15/2018

    ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

    ATTN...WFO...AKQ...LWX...RAH...ILM...RNK...CAE...GSP...

    LAT...LON 34467898 34387943 34477985 34588021 34818034 35198045
    35948045 36698050 37128045 37438033 37917979 38107950
    38077905 37957874 37587839 37177831 36387826 34717853
    34467898



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    ACUS11 KWNS 062147
    SWOMCD
    SPC MCD 062146
    ALZ000-MSZ000-062345-

    Mesoscale Discussion 0268
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0446 PM CDT Sat Apr 06 2019

    Areas affected...Portions of central Mississippi and central Alabama

    Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely

    Valid 062146Z - 062345Z

    Probability of Watch Issuance...20 percent

    SUMMARY...Isolated damaging wind gusts possible with heavier
    downbursts located within an eastward propagating line. A WW
    issuance seems unlikely at this time.

    DISCUSSION...A relatively long-lived complex of multi-cellular
    convection persists across central Mississippi. Currently, no
    reports of measured severe winds or wind damage have been received,
    though a 43 knot wind gust was observed at 2055Z by the John Bell
    William Airport AWOS. While deep-layer/low-level shear and
    deep-layer ascent remain weak across central Mississippi and
    Alabama, the current line of storms is propagating along an axis of
    relatively richer sfc-850 mb moisture, where up to 2500 J/kg MLCAPE
    resides.

    Current thinking is that the line of convection will continue to
    propagate eastward, driven primarily by a deepening cold pool. The aforementioned weak shear will likely result in short-lived
    individual updrafts embedded within the cluster, with new cells
    constantly regenerating ahead of the leading edge of the cold
    pool/outflow. A nearly saturated 925-850 mb layer, with PWAT values
    exceeding 1.5 inches suggests that relatively intense wet downbursts
    remain possible for at least the next few hours, until the onset of
    nocturnal cooling. At least marginally severe wind gusts remain
    possible with the stronger downbursts. Given the lack of stronger shear/deep-layer ascent to support a wider spread wind damage
    threat, a WW issuance appears unlikely at this time.

    ..Squitieri/Grams.. 04/06/2019

    ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

    ATTN...WFO...TAE...BMX...MOB...JAN...

    LAT...LON 32779007 33028965 33218897 32948729 32628599 32348576
    31778569 31468588 31318646 31498748 31938906 32119003
    32209033 32609028 32779007



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