We are looking at the possibility of a significant weather event later today. I'll post more information
following a 2:00pm Conference Call this afternoon. Please pay special attention to weather information
throughout the day.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 920 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER OVER NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS TONIGHT... SEVERE WEATHER IS LIKELY TONIGHT ACROSS THE ARKLAMISS REGION AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM COMBINES WITH ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE AND STRONG WIND SHEAR. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ERUPT TO OUR WEST AS EARLY AS 5 PM THEN PUSH EAST THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING AND PREDAWN HOURS MONDAY. THE MOST ACTIVE PERIOD OF TIME FOR OUR SERVICE AREA LOOKS TO BE BETWEEN 7 PM AND 3 AM. ALL SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHICH INCLUDE TORNADOES...SOME POSSIBLY STRONG...DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF 60 TO 80 MPH AND LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLFBALL SIZE. THE WORST OF THIS ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR AFTER SUNSET...MAKING THIS EVENT MORE LIFE THREATENING. IN ADDITION...THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY LEAVING LITTLE TIME FOR VISUAL VERIFICATION OF IMPENDING STORMS. NOW IS THE TIME TO REVIEW YOUR SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY PLAN. DO NOT WAIT FOR A WARNING TO BE ISSUED TO FIGURE OUT WHERE TO GO...KNOW IN ADVANCE! KNOW WHERE YOUR SAFE SHELTER IS LOCATED AND HOW YOU ARE GOING TO RECEIVE WARNINGS IF ONE IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IF YOU DO NOT OWN A NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO...NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO PURCHASE ONE. IF YOU OWN A NOAA WEATHER RADIO...MAKE SURE IT IS TURNED ON AND HAS FRESH BATTERIES. IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED...GET INTO THE INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. BRING A HELMET OR SOME PADDING TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD. DO NOT WAIT FOR VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF A TORNADO AS THE COMBINATION OF DARKNESS AND VERY FAST STORM MOTIONS WILL MAKE THIS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS WITH THE EXACT TIMING AND LOCATION OF THIS SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...SO BE SURE TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR NWS JACKSON UPDATES FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION VIA OUR WEB PAGE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN OR ON FACEBOOK.
This graphic is from the Storm Prediction Center. It depicts the relative probability for severe weather.
This graphic depicts the probability of TORNADOES within 25 miles of any given point. The hatched area means there is a 10% chance of a damaging EF2-EF5 tornado within 25 miles of a point.
This graphic depicts the probability of DAMAGING WINDS within 25 miles of any given point. Hatched areas indicate a 10% probability of damaging winds in excess of 75 MPH within 25 miles of any point.
This graphic depicts the probability of HAIL within 25 miles of any given point.
***DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE AS YOUR SOLE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY WATCHES AND WARNINGS. THIS WEBSITE DELIVERS FOCUSED INFORMATION FOR A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE TIMELY WEATHER WARNING INFORMATION***
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