Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion 0394 NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 608 AM EDT Tue Jun 04 2024 Areas affected...Central to Southeast OK into the Arklatex Concerning...Heavy rainfall...Flash flooding possible Valid 041007Z - 041607Z SUMMARY...A strong forward-propagating MCS will drop southeast this morning across the Arklatex and bring a renewed threat for flash flooding given very sensitive/wet antecedent conditions. DISCUSSION...The latest GOES-E IR satellite imagery in conjunction with dual-pol radar shows a strong forward-propagating MCS advancing into southeast OK, and over the next few hours this powerful, but relatively compact MCS should cross through the Arklatex region. The airmass across the Red River Valley is extremely unstable and especially over areas of northern TX where MUCAPE values of 4000 to 5000 J/kg are in place, and this is being highly influenced by proximity of a strong EML with enhanced 500/700 mb lapse rates. A moist southwest low-level jet of 30 to 40+ kts continues to impinge on the southwest flank of the convective mass, and the MCS should track southeast along the very strong instability gradient that is in place across the broader Arklatex region. A bow-and-arrow structure to the MCS may take place over the next few hours which will be characterized by the leading bow portion of the MCS advancing through northeast TX, southwest AR and eventually into northwest LA, while a more linear northwest/southeast oriented axis of convection redevelops in its wake across areas of central to southeast OK where the veering, moist/unstable low-level jet will be overrunning a strong cold pool. Rainfall rates with the leading convective bow may still reach as much as 1 to 2"/hour, but the fast forward propagation will tend to mitigate the short-term totals. However, closer to the comma-head of the MCS where a strong MCV is noted over eastern OK, and with any redeveloping linear bands of convection over southeast OK in the wake of the bow, there may be sufficient persistence of convection for an additional 2 to 4 inches of rain. The antecedent conditions across the entire region, including the broader Arklatex, are quite sensitive given recent heavy rainfall, so these additional totals may result in additional flash flooding concerns this morning. Orrison ATTN...WFO...FWD...LZK...OUN...SHV...TSA... ATTN...RFC...ABRFC...LMRFC...WGRFC...NWC... LAT...LON 35639705 35519600 35209459 34739369 34209303 33359262 32269284 31869409 32149554 33029655 34379724 35259744Download in GIS format: Shapefile | KML
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