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ACUS11 KWNS 251943
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 251942
MSZ000-ARZ000-LAZ000-252245-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0097
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0142 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015

AREAS AFFECTED...N-CNTRL LA...SRN AR...FAR NW MS

CONCERNING...HEAVY SNOW

VALID 251942Z - 252245Z

SUMMARY...BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW -- WITH SNOWFALL RATES
AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR -- IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR THE NEXT FEW
HOURS BEFORE DISSIPATING.

DISCUSSION...REGIONAL RADAR IMAGERY AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS CONFIRM
THE PRESENCE OF A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EXTENDING FROM
N-CNTRL LA NEWD ACROSS SRN AR AND INTO FAR NW MS. THIS BAND IS
EXPECTED TO SHIFT SEWD/EWD WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING AS THE MOISTURE
WRAPPING AROUND THE SYSTEM DECREASES. AS SUCH...MODERATE TO
OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL -- I.E. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER
HOUR -- IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. MOST
MODEL GUIDANCE HAS THE BAND DISSIPATING BY 23Z.

..MOSIER.. 02/25/2015

...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...

ATTN...WFO...MEG...JAN...LZK...SHV...

LAT...LON   33869088 33569139 33279192 32969240 32669299 32529340
            32719380 33669388 34439307 34839213 34959105 34989010
            34688970 34169026 33869088