Watches, Warnings & Advisories for Sunflower Co.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Hazardous Weather Outlook for April 4, 2011

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
559 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
EXTREME NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LATER TODAY AS SOUTHERLY WINDS
INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20
TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM MIDDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS EXPECTED MONDAY ACROSS THE ARKLAMISS.
THERE WILL BE A RISK FOR WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES...AND
LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF TENNIS BALLS.

VERY STRONG WIND SHEAR AND A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL BE
IN PLACE OVER THE ARKLAMISS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. AS THE FRONT
MOVES ACROSS THE AREA...A BROKEN LINE OF STORMS WILL DEVELOP AND FORM
INTO A SQUALL LINE. SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN
AND AHEAD OF THE SQUALL LINE AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
AREA...POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN A MORE ENHANCED RISK FOR TORNADOES
DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RISK FOR SEVERE
WEATHER SHOULD DIMINISH OVER NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE ARKLAMISS
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION...INTENSE RAINFALL RATES CAN BE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A
QUICK ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL RESULTING IN FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS. PERSONS IN THE ARKLAMISS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION
TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND OUTLOOKS REGARDING THIS STORM SYSTEM.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED ON MONDAY.

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