Watches, Warnings & Advisories for Sunflower Co.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Hazardous Weather Outlook, 16 Aug 2012

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
352 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS
AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ALONG
AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE TWENTY CORRIDOR.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN
ON FRIDAY. THE MOST INTENSE COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AS
WELL HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. MANY STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

A COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE NORTH THIS
EVENING AND INTO FRIDAY. THIS FEATURE WILL TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS THAT
SHOULD WILL DEVELOP GRADUALLY SOUTH INTO THE HEART OF THE ARKLAMISS
LATE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGH INSTABILITY LEVELS COMBINED WITH A
BIT OF WIND SHEAR WILL BE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT TO PRODUCE AT LEAST
ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY

STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE INTERMITTENTLY
BETWEEN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE
TWENTY CORRIDOR...AS AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN PERSISTS. THE MOST INTENSE
STORMS COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AS WELL AS HAIL UP TO
THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. MANY STORMS WILL AGAIN BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

IN ADDITION...ISOLATED RAINFALL TOTALS FROM FRIDAY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND WILL LIKELY BE UP TO OR GREATER THAN 2 INCHES. IN A FEW
LOCATIONS THIS COULD LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS...ALTHOUGH
WIDESPREAD FLOODING ISSUES ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

.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 TOMORROW THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY.
 
 


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