Storm Threat Reduced for 4/4/12

Due to changes in the overall stability of the atmosphere in our area, the chances for severe weather have been greatly diminished for today.  Here's the latest hazardous weather outlook:

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
915 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE WILL BE A RISK FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO
REDEVELOP THURSDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...
ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-55 CORRIDOR. AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND AN UNSTABLE
AIRMASS TO BRING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. IT APPEARS THE PRIMARY
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE FOR HAIL TO THE
SIZE OF QUARTERS AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. STORMS WILL END
OVER THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA BY THURSDAY EVENING.


.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY.

***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***