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Mesoscale Discussion 21
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   Mesoscale Discussion 0021
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0730 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

   Areas affected...northeast Texas/southeast Oklahoma into the
   Arklatex and Ozarks...and much of Arkansas

   Concerning...Tornado Watch 3...5...

   Valid 110130Z - 110330Z

   The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 3, 5 continues.

   SUMMARY...Severe weather risk continues, including potential for a
   few tornadoes across WW 003 and 005.

   DISCUSSION...Radar continues to show a nearly contiguous line of
   convection near the advancing surface front, from central and
   eastern Missouri south-southwestward to the lower Rio Grande Valley.
   Within this band, occasional rotating updrafts continue to
   periodically evolve and then diminish -- temporarily enhancing
   severe risk as the spin-ups reach peak intensity.  Meanwhile, broken
   bands of pre-frontal storms continue -- from central Texas
   north-northeast to west-central Arkansas.  While this convection
   continues struggling to organize overall, occasional rotating storms
   evolve -- aided by favorably strong/veering flow with height
   supportive of supercells.  

   Within both of these regimes (the near-frontal band of storms as
   well as the warm-sector pre-frontal convection), severe risk
   continues, including potential for a few tornadoes.

   ..Goss.. 01/11/2020

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

   ATTN...WFO...LSX...LZK...SGF...SHV...TSA...HGX...FWD...OUN...

   LAT...LON   30779699 31099767 33009693 33929615 34249514 35079450
               35849424 36859271 38019221 38029128 37209135 35969172
               33109297 31839400 31079477 30779699 

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