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MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0641
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0116 PM CDT Sun May 05 2024

AREAS AFFECTED...Northeast AR...Southeast MO...Northwest
MS...Western TN

CONCERNING...Severe potential...Watch unlikely

VALID 051816Z - 052015Z

PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...20 percent

SUMMARY
...Some threat for locally DAMAGING WINDS and a BRIEF TORNADO
will spread northeastward this afternoon.

DISCUSSION...A convectively enhanced shortwave trough is moving
northeastward across the ArkLaTex region this afternoon. A loosely
organized arc of convection is ongoing along the northeastern
periphery of the deeper cloud field associated with the shortwave,
from northeast AR
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