Watches, Warnings & Advisories for Sunflower Co.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Hazardous Weather Outlook - April 11, 2011

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
541 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY FROM LATE
MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT
WILL BE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL
BE WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. HAIL THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND A BRIEF
TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT
EAST OF THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 20 TO 30
MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND LAST INTO THE AFTERNOON
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THIS WILL MAKE FOR ROUGH CONDITIONS ON AREA
LAKES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG
EAST TO WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BRING DOWN
LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES. A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM
9 AM UNTIL 4 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY. THERE CONTINUES TO BE CONSIDERABLE TIMING UNCERTAINTIES
WITH THIS EVENT...AND RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO UPDATED
FORECASTS REGARDING THIS SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL.

.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 TODAY...AND AGAIN LATE THURSDAY OR FRIDAY.

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