Mesoscale Discussion 0028
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0431 AM CST Sat Jan 11 2020

   Areas affected...West-Central/Southwest MS...Eastern/Southern LA

   Concerning...Tornado Watch 8...9...

   Valid 111031Z - 111130Z

   The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 8, 9 continues.

   SUMMARY...The threat for strong wind gusts and QLCS tornadoes
   continues across west-central/southwest MS and eastern/south-central
   LA. An additional Tornado Watch will likely be needed across
   southeast LA and far southwest MS by 12Z.

   DISCUSSION...Expansive convection line extending from southern IL
   southwestward into southern LA will continue to gradually move
   eastward over the next few hours. Trends over the past few hours
   have shown occasional embedded circulations in areas where the line
   locally surges forward in response to brief increases in downdraft
   intensity. Thus far, these circulations have been short-lived. That
   overall trend is expected to persist for at least the next few hours
   has the line continues to move within a moderately unstable and very
   strongly sheared environment. The primary severe threat is strong
   wind gusts but embedded QLCS tornadoes are also possible.

   The threat for tornadoes is expected to extend eastward of Tornado
   Watch 8 and another Tornado Watch will likely be needed across
   southern LA and far southwest MS by 12Z.

   ..Mosier.. 01/11/2020

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

   ATTN...WFO...JAN...LIX...LCH...SHV...

   LAT...LON   32579195 33569088 33238959 30179087 29529220 29929309
               32579195