Watches, Warnings & Advisories for Sunflower Co.

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Hazardous Weather Outlook - 5/12/2011

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
718 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...MAINLY AFFECTING LOCATIONS ALONG
AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL BEING
THE PRIMARY CONCERN. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE A CONCERN AS
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE DELTA REGION WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE
ONGOING FLOODING ISSUES IN BACKWATER AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ADDITIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
FRIDAY FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA ALONG THE FRONT AS IT SLOWLY
SHIFTS EAST. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL AGAIN BE HAIL UP TO GOLFBALL
SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.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 LATER TODAY AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY.


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