Watches, Warnings & Advisories for Sunflower Co.

Monday, April 2, 2012

Storms Possible thru Wednesday 4/4/12

We could see several rounds of strong to severe storms this week, starting this afternoon and continuing through Wednesday.  Here's the latest information:

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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