Mesoscale Discussion 0742 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1012 PM CDT Thu May 09 2024 Areas affected...central and eastern Mississippi into western Alabama Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 223...225... Valid 100312Z - 100445Z The severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 223, 225 continues. SUMMARY...Storms continue to increase across western Mississippi, and should progress eastward toward/into Alabama over the next few hours. Risk for hail and damaging wind gusts will likely warrant new WW issuance and/or WW extensions across this area. DISCUSSION...Latest radar loop shows storms moving east-northeastward across western Mississippi at around 40 kt. Downstream, a very unstable (around 3500 J/kg mixed-layer CAPE) environment remains, which should sustain the advancing convection. While low-level flow remains rather weak across this area, the mid- and upper-level wind field remains strong, with west-southwesterlies in the 50 to 60 kt range indicated. This should permit storms to continue to organize, and move quickly eastward, accompanied by at least occasional/local damaging wind gusts. While some of the convection will remain within more recently issued WW 225, storms are now moving into areas covered currently by WW 223, which is set to expire at 10/04Z. As such, some local extension of WW 223 in Mississippi may be required, along with potential new watch issuance across a sizeable portion of Alabama. ..Goss/Hart.. 05/10/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...BMX...MOB...MEG...JAN...LIX... LAT...LON 31168861 31299002 31769027 32439020 33099043 33699035 33848813 33578672 32118676 31368753 31168861