HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 150 PM CDT WED APR 20 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ARKLAMISS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL TRACK ACROSS THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. THE PRIMARY RISKS ARE LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AND DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. WHILE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF THE AREA NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 84 CORRIDOR...THE MOST INTENSE STORMS WILL BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. IN ADDITION TO THE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS...HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY. MANY AREAS ALONG A LINE FROM HOLLANDALE TO DURANT TO MACON HAVE RECEIVED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. HEAVY DOWNPOURS HAVE ALREADY CAUSED ROAD CLOSURES IN A FEW COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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