MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0059 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0317 PM CST Thu Jan 30 2025 AREAS AFFECTED...parts of northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas CONCERNING...Severe potential...Watch unlikely VALID 302117Z - 302345Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...20 percent SUMMARY...A gradual increase in thunderstorms is expected through this evening. Isolated severe storms capable of gusty winds or a BRIEF TORNADO cannot be ruled out. DISCUSSION...A cold front continues to push across eastern TX, and now into southwest AR and northwest LA. Ahead of this front, persistent southerly winds have allowed for marginal destabilization via advection with MUCAPE over ....... more |