562  
ACUS11 KWNS 200002  
SWOMCD  
SPC MCD 200002  
GAZ000-NCZ000-TNZ000-ALZ000-KYZ000-200130-  
 
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0890  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0702 PM CDT MON MAY 19 2025  
 
AREAS AFFECTED...PARTS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY  
 
CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY  
 
VALID 200002Z - 200130Z  
 
PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...20 PERCENT  
 
SUMMARY...ISOLATED RISK OF MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL AND LOCALLY  
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL PERSIST FOR A COUPLE HOURS. A WATCH IS NOT  
EXPECTED.  
 
DISCUSSION...ISOLATED CELLULAR CONVECTION IS EVOLVING IN THE  
VICINITY OF A WARM FRONT DRAPED ACROSS THE TN VALLEY, WHERE EARLIER  
HEATING OF A MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER (UPPER 60S/LOWER 70S DEWPOINTS)  
CONTRIBUTED TO MODERATE SURFACE-BASED INSTABILITY. AN  
ELONGATED/STRAIGHT HODOGRAPH (AROUND 30-40 KT OF 0-6 KM SHEAR)  
SAMPLED BY REGIONAL VWP MAY SUPPORT MARGINAL/BRIEF SPLITTING  
SUPERCELL STRUCTURES -- CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL  
AND LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. HOWEVER, WITH SHORTWAVE RIDGING  
ACROSS THE AREA AND LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING, THE OVERALL SEVERE RISK  
SHOULD REMAIN TOO ISOLATED/LIMITED FOR A WATCH.  
 
..WEINMAN/GLEASON.. 05/20/2025  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT  
 
ATTN...WFO...GSP...MRX...FFC...LMK...OHX...HUN...PAH...  
 
LAT...LON 34358448 34678563 35298680 36018776 36428791 36778771  
36978730 36918670 36258573 35698465 35148374 34848363  
34358396 34358448  
 
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH  
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...1.00-1.75 IN  
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