MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0126
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0212 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...ERN AR...NRN MS...WRN/MIDDLE TN...WRN KY
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...TORNADO WATCH LIKELY 
   
   VALID 242012Z - 242145Z
   
   WARM FRONT IS GRADUALLY LIFTING NWD ACROSS NERN AR/SRN TN WITH
   SUBSTANTIAL BREAKS IN BOUNDARY LAYER CLOUDS CONTRIBUTING TO
   STEEPENING OF LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND DEEPENING CU FIELD.  LATEST
   SFC ANALYSIS SUGGESTS LOW IS BEGINNING TO DEEPEN OVER NWRN AR AND
   THIS FEATURE SHOULD PROGRESS ACROSS THE BOOT HEEL OF MO LATER THIS
   EVENING BEFORE LIFTING INTO WRN KY.  IT APPEARS FURTHER RECOVERY IS
   POSSIBLE IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF SFC LOW BUT ONGOING
   CLOUDS/PRECIPITATION SHOULD LIMIT GREATER INSTABILITY FROM
   DEVELOPING INTO KY.  EVEN SO...VERY STRONG SHEAR WILL ENCOURAGE
   ROTATING UPDRAFTS AND SUPERCELLS CAN BE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH
   ISOLATED TORNADOES ALONG/SOUTH OF RETREATING WARM FRONT.
   
   ..DARROW.. 02/24/2011
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...OHX...HUN...PAH...MEG...JAN...LZK...
   
   LAT...LON   35589117 36948796 35848650 34688767 33869103 35589117