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Mesoscale Discussion 408
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0408
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0919 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2003
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...WCNTRL TN/FAR SWRN KY/FAR NRN AL
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL 
   
   VALID 061419Z - 061615Z
   
   BROKEN LINE OF ELEVATED CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO ORGANIZE
   ACROSS WESTERN MIDDLE TN WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL. AREA
   WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED BUT WW IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS
   TIME.
   
   LOW-LEVEL WARM AIR ADVECTION ACROSS ERN AR/WRN AR WILL SPREAD EWD
   OVER CNTRL TN LATE THIS MORNING. VORTICITY MAX EVIDENT IN
   SATELLITE IMAGERY/MODEL DATA NEAR MEMPHIS WILL CONTINUE TO
   PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIFT FOR ELEVATED STORMS ACROSS MIDDLE TN
   THROUGH 18Z. COLD MID-LEVEL TEMPERATURES...MARGINAL INSTABILITY
   AND 0-6 KM SHEAR OF 60 TO 70 KNOTS WILL RESULT IN A POTENTIAL FOR
   HAIL OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. DUE TO LIMITED INSTABILITY...WW IS
   NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
   
   ..BROYLES.. 04/06/2003
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...LMK...OHX...HUN...PAH...MEG...
   
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   37188758 36598668 35758626 35088627 34688645 34738723 
   
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