HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1044 AM CDT MON APR 2 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A LINE OF STORMS IS BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED OVER SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES GENERALLY NORTHEAST INTO THE AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH SEEMS TO BE THE PRIMARY RISK ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS. AS FOR TIMING...LOCATIONS WEST OF GREENVILLE TO RAYMOND TO BROOKHAVEN LINE WILL SEE ACTIVITY BETWEEN 1-5 PM. BETWEEN 3-7 PM...LOCATIONS EAST OF A GREENVILLE TO BROOKHAVEN LINE AND WEST OF A ACKERMAN TO LAUREL LINE ARE EXPECTED TO SEE THE SEVERE ACTIVITY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE WILL BE A RISK FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE OUTLOOK AREA...BUT CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT THE PRIMARY RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS CONCERNING SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR THIS WEEK. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS WILL BE NEEDED TODAY AND LIKELY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
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