Mesoscale Discussion 0475
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1017 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2020

   Areas affected...Arkansas/northern Louisiana

   Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 147...

   Valid 250317Z - 250515Z

   The severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 147
   continues.

   SUMMARY...Severe risk -- increasingly in the form of locally
   damaging winds -- continues.

   DISCUSSION...Several clusters of strong/severe storms continue
   moving east-southeastward across Arkansas and northern/central
   Louisiana.  While storms across Arkansas continue to gradually
   evolve into a cohesive band, northern Louisiana convection has
   maintained a more persistently cellular structure thus far.  Still,
   expect upscale growth into clusters/bands to occur across this
   region as well, over the next 1-2 hours.

   At this time, the most intense storm has passed just northeast of
   Shreveport, where large hail and damaging winds are indicated by
   radar.  With time, storms will approach the current eastern bounds
   of the watch into central Louisiana and also across northern
   Arkansas.  However, limited and decreasing buoyancy with eastern
   extent may preclude the need for new WW issuance east of the watch.

   ..Goss.. 04/25/2020

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

   ATTN...WFO...MEG...JAN...LZK...LCH...SHV...

   LAT...LON   34499297 35169358 35939272 36349249 36469177 34139084
               31859127 31359304 31789345 32589337 34499297