Mesoscale Discussion 0723 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1151 PM CDT Wed May 08 2024 Areas affected...parts of central and eastern Arkansas...the Missouri Bootheel...a small part of northwestern Mississippi...and western and Middle Tennessee Concerning...Tornado Watch 213... Valid 090451Z - 090645Z The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 213 continues. SUMMARY...Severe storms continue spreading eastward across Arkansas, the Missouri Bootheel, and western Kentucky, and will affect portions of Tennessee over the next couple of hours. Along with risk for locally damaging wind gusts and hail, a couple of tornadoes remain possible. DISCUSSION...Latest radar loop shows a band of strong/locally severe storms extending from central Arkansas east-northeastward into western Kentucky, moving steadily eastward with time. The storms are moving through a favorably unstable airmass, where mixed-layer CAPE values remain in the 2500 to 3500 J/kg range. This -- combined with the presence of a veering/southwesterly low-level jet, will likely sustain ongoing convection well into the overnight hours, accompanied locally by an all-hazards severe risk. ..Goss.. 05/09/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...MRX...LMK...OHX...HUN...PAH...MEG...LZK... LAT...LON 34549314 35449259 36369011 36748693 36758617 35098585 34549314