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Mesoscale Discussion 146
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   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0146
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0623 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...SERN MS AND SRN AL
   
   CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 33...34...
   
   VALID 110023Z - 110200Z
   
   THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 33...34...CONTINUES.
   
   SUMMARY...THE GREATEST SUPERCELL SIGNIFICANT TORNADO THREAT WILL
   SEEMINGLY BE PRESENT IN A WEST TO EAST CORRIDOR AS QUASI-DISCRETE
   POTENTIALLY TORNADIC SUPERCELLS TRAIN EWD ACROSS SERN MS INTO SRN
   AL.
   
   DISCUSSION...LATEST RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS SEVERAL DISCRETE UPDRAFTS
   /SUPERCELLS/ MOVING ENEWD ACROSS SERN MS AND SRN AL.  THE 00Z/11 LIX
   RAOB DISPLAYED A LARGE LOOPING HODOGRAPH /EFFECTIVE SRH 400 M2/S2/
   WITHIN A MOISTURE RICH ENVIRONMENT /14.6 G/KG MEAN MIXING RATIO/. 
   ALTHOUGH BUOYANCY IS LOWER WITH EWD EXTENT OVER PORTIONS OF SERN
   AL...SOME ADDITIONAL RECOVERY IS EXPECTED PRIOR TO THE STORMS MOVING
   INTO THIS REGION.  NONETHELESS...THE PRIMARY TORNADO RISK WILL BE
   FARTHER WEST WHERE SUPERCELLS WILL TRAIN EWD.  AS SUCH...A
   CONTINUATION OF AN ISOLD SIGTOR THREAT WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE OVER
   THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.
   
   ..SMITH.. 02/11/2013
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...TAE...BMX...MOB...JAN...LIX...
   
   LAT...LON   31279030 31988840 32288624 32178568 31818549 31378617
               30778806 30668928 31279030 
   
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