Watches, Warnings & Advisories for Sunflower Co.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Special Weather Statement for Jan 22, 2012

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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