Subj : MESO: Nws Weather Prediction Center College Park Md To : wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu From : COD Weather Processor Date : Sat Apr 05 2025 00:22:10 AWUS01 KWNH 050022 FFGMPD LAZ000-ARZ000-TXZ000-OKZ000-050615- Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion 0123 NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 821 PM EDT Fri Apr 04 2025 Areas affected...northeastern TX, ArkLaTex, into central AR Concerning...Heavy rainfall...Flash flooding likely Valid 050019Z - 050615Z SUMMARY...Training of thunderstorms and flash flooding is likely to continue from northeastern TX into central AR over the next few hours. Rainfall rates within axes of training will contain 1-3 in/hr rates (but locally higher cannot be ruled out). Additional rainfall totals of 3 to 6+ inches may occur within a narrow axis from northeastern TX into southwestern AR through 06Z, potentially causing considerable to life-threatening impacts. DISCUSSION...00Z radar imagery showed a slow moving cluster of heavy rain over northeastern TX, from north of I-20 into southwestern AR. Colder cloud tops in GOES East infrared imagery showed a classic appearance of a strongly divergent and diffluent pattern in the upper levels. Observed rainfall rates within this cluster have exceeded 3 in/hr at times and produced 5 to 6+ inches of rain in the vicinity of Lindale, TX since ~21Z. This cluster of thunderstorms was located along and just ahead of a slow moving cold front, attached to a surface low in far southwestern AR. A warm front extended northeastward from the low into far southeastern MO and was being overrun by a strong 40-50 kt low level jet. The surface low is forecast to move northeastward into north-central AR by 06Z, beginning an eastward push to the front over central AR, but with little movement south of the AR/TX border. As this occurs, the core of the 850 mb jet axis is expected to nudge eastward to the MS Valley, but heavy rain along/ahead of the front should remain a flash flood concern due to training. Moderately strong MLCAPE values of 2000-3000 J/kg (00Z SPC mesoanalysis) should lower a bit due to nocturnal cooling, but remain more than sufficient for strong updrafts and heavy rainfall production. Alignment of the front with the deeper layer steering flow and only a slow eastward translation will set up a dangerous pattern for very heavy rain on a localized basis with potential for 2 to 3+ in/hr rates and 3 to 6+ inches of rain over the next 6 hours. Otto ....Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov__;!!= DZ3fjg!80hdqKdN75RYAE95dB8wXfQ7tyDFZkyDyWiogcqXJ3i5MP-DVlqtiZfcSo3Uix2LjJEM= _9F7Wl7lPQ743ys8ezZCNp4$ for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...FWD...LZK...SHV... ATTN...RFC...ABRFC...LMRFC...WGRFC...NWC... LAT...LON 35649226 35459160 34609170 33439282 32139408=20 31629519 32249561 33349493 34149447 34679376=20 35179315=20 =3D =3D =3D To unsubscribe from WX-STORM and you already have a login, go to https://lists.illinois.edu and use the "Unsubscribe" link. Otherwise email Chris Novy at cnovy@cox.net and ask to be removed from WX-STORM. --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .