Watches, Warnings & Advisories for Sunflower Co.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Hazardous Weather Outlook - April 19, 2011

REMINDER: CURRENT WATCHES/WARNINGS FOR INDIANOLA & SUNFLOWER COUNTY ARE
DISPLAYED IN THE BOX ABOVE.  HOWEVER, DO NOT RELY SOLELY ON THIS WEBSITE
FOR WEATHER WARNINGS, AS CONDITIONS CAN RAPIDLY CHANGE WITH ANY WEATHER
SYSTEM. ~ K5JAW 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
501 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED
TO APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT. MUCH OF THIS AREA
IS UNDER A WIND ADVISORY FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL THIS EVENING.

THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE REGION. A BROKEN
LINE OF STORMS WILL ENTER THE DELTA REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WILL
PUSH EAST ACROSS THE HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR. THE PRIMARY RISKS WILL BE LARGE
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 60
MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AS A COLD
FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE REGION. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL
BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY GIVEN AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE REGION.

.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 LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
FIRST GRAPHIC IS ANIMATED - ALLOW TIME TO LOAD TO SEE TONIGHT & TOMORROW. 


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