HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 442 AM CDT THU JUL 5 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE TWENTY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE MOST INTENSE STORMS...AS WELL AS HAIL UP TO NICKEL OR QUARTER SIZE. IN ADDITION...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE STORMS DEVELOP LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 90S WITH PEAK HEAT INDICES RANGING BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES. THOSE SPENDING MUCH TIME OUTDOORS SHOULD BE SURE TO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND DRINK PLENTY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC FLUIDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY HOT CONDITIONS WITH PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES RANGING BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES ARE AGAIN ANTICIPATED FRIDAY WITH MORE STORMS ERUPTING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD AGAIN BE STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN RISK FROM THE MOST INTENSE STORMS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
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