Watches, Warnings & Advisories for Sunflower Co.

Friday, August 17, 2012

Hazardous Weather Outlook 17 Aug 2012

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
545 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS
EXTENDING ALONG AND NORTH OF A PORT GIBSON MISSISSIPPI TO LAUREL
MISSISSIPPI LINE. THE MOST INTENSE STORMS COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS
OF 40 TO 60 MPH AS WELL HAIL FROM DIME TO QUARTER SIZE. STORMS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS.

REDEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS COULD OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON
AS THE AIRMASS RECOVERS FROM THE MORNING ACTIVITY. THERE IS STILL
SOME QUESTION AS TO THE AMOUNT OF RECOVERY...HOWEVER. WIND GUSTS OF
50 TO 60 MPH...DIME TO QUARTER HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL POSING A
FLASH FLOODING RISK COULD BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE INTERMITTENTLY
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF 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 TODAY 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 AT TIMES THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY.
 


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