• MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 0600

    From COD Weather Processor@1:2320/107 to wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu on Tue Apr 28 20:19:27 2026
    ACUS11 KWNS 282019
    SWOMCD
    SPC MCD 282018=20
    ARZ000-LAZ000-TXZ000-OKZ000-282215-

    Mesoscale Discussion 0600
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0318 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

    Areas affected...southeast Oklahoma into portions of central and
    southern Arkansas

    Concerning...Tornado Watch 170...

    Valid 282018Z - 282215Z

    The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 170 continues.

    SUMMARY...An all-hazard, severe-weather threat is expected to
    persist in the eastern part of Tornado Watch 170 for the next hour
    or so. Another wave of severe storms capable of very large hail and
    a few tornadoes will move into western parts of the watch area in
    southeast Oklahoma by 21-22z.

    DISCUSSION...As of 1950z, mosaic radar data indicated a north-south
    band of strong to severe storms, including supercell structures,
    moving through the far eastern part of Tornado Watch 170 in eastern
    AR. That activity will pose a threat for all severe-weather hazards
    for the next hour or so before continuing east into Tornado Watches
    173 and 174. Farther west, a broken band of supercells has recently
    evolved over south-central OK, with that activity being focused
    along a composite outflow/warm front lifting north.=20

    Between those two convective regimes, persistent elevated
    thunderstorm activity has deposited a convectively overturned and at
    least temporarily stable air mass over central into northern AR. The
    air mass on the western edge of the cold-pool bubble in far
    west-central AR into southeast OK is currently recovering with
    MLCAPE rebounding to 2500-3500 J/kg, per latest objective analysis.
    The recovering air mass coupled with a kinematic environment
    featuring 50-55 kt of effective bulk shear and effective SRH of
    around 200 m2/s2 will support the continuation of aforementioned,
    south-central OK supercells in western parts of the watch area by
    21-22z. A strong tornado or two is possible.

    ..Mead.. 04/28/2026

    ...Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!6S9TWNTO-rFptnZ2t6OofdP8IW_E6QbC_UwQeeAOPPRFJwbFLi7Hch6g3f355tZgNZ77_Lktk= SAS5jENzKbvEf2p38U$ for graphic product...

    ATTN...WFO...JAN...LZK...SHV...TSA...FWD...OUN...

    LAT...LON 34259589 35079589 35329497 35639375 35549314 35269250
    35289133 34529119 33369125 32879140 32829293 32699387
    32769452 33309499 34259589=20

    MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...100-125 MPH
    MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...65-80 MPH
    MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...2.75-4.25 IN


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