SPC MD 740
MD 0740 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH LIKELY FOR THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS Mesoscale Discussion 0740 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1110 AM CDT Thu May 08 2025 Areas affected...the Mid Mississippi Valley to the Southern Appalachians Concerning...Severe potential...Severe Thunderstorm Watch likely Valid 081610Z - 081745Z Probability of Watch Issuance...80 percent SUMMARY...Widespread thunderstorm development is expected this afternoon with a threat for large hail and damaging wind gusts. DISCUSSION...Cold temperatures aloft, associated with an eastward meandering upper low, will provide a focus for widespread thunderstorm development this afternoon from the Mid Mississippi Valley to the