• MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 2152

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    ACUS11 KWNS 181912
    SWOMCD
    SPC MCD 181912=20
    ILZ000-MOZ000-ARZ000-182115-

    Mesoscale Discussion 2152
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0212 PM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025

    Areas affected...parts of western and northern Arkansas...southern
    Missouri

    Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 623...

    Valid 181912Z - 182115Z

    The severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 623
    continues.

    SUMMARY...Further thunderstorm development and intensification still
    appears probable through 4-5 PM CDT. This may include isolated to
    widely scattered cells developing ahead of an organizing line,
    accompanied by a risk for severe hail and a tornado or two, in
    addition to increasing potential for strong to severe wind gusts.

    DISCUSSION...As mid-level forcing for ascent continues to spread
    northeastward into the Ozark Plateau vicinity, associated
    thunderstorm activity has yet to substantively intensify, though
    there has been some increase in gusts at least approaching severe
    limits in surface observations across eastern Oklahoma into
    southwestern Missouri. However, a seasonably moist boundary layer
    ahead of this activity, and south of outflow associated with
    preceding convective development across south central through east
    central Missouri, driven by low/mid-level warm advection, is
    becoming increasingly unstable, based on convective trends evident
    in latest visible imagery.=20=20

    With additional insolation, in the presence of strengthening lower/mid-tropospheric wind fields (including 30-60 kt south to
    southwesterly in the 850-500 mb layer), intensifying thunderstorm
    activity still seems probable through 21-22Z. It is possible this
    may include isolated to widely scattered discrete thunderstorm
    development in advance of the developing line, coincident with a
    period of at least modestly enlarging low-level level hodographs.=20
    If this occurs, this activity would probably be accompanied by
    better potential for producing severe hail, and the risk for a
    tornado or two.

    ..Kerr.. 10/18/2025

    ...Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!9Npz2FRzPPw428E-gKB6bmNGHr2BpFmWzQcEek4UL4qwe_Xiej2auahpYWPC03WYwSuEJbh2G= 0eEKvImpRjxPtgrCSo$ for graphic product...

    ATTN...WFO...PAH...MEG...LSX...LZK...SGF...

    LAT...LON 35769344 37229274 37619208 37839088 37948945 36579017
    35509178 34079349 34459402 35769344=20

    MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...85-115 MPH
    MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH


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