HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 507 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH...QUARTER SIZED HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE. OVERALL STORM STRENGTH SHOULD DIMINISH INTO THE MID TO LATE EVENING HOURS AS COOLING TAKES PLACE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL OCCUR AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS A COOL FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-20 WILL HAVE A GREATER RISK FOR DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH...QUARTER SIZED HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL. SOME STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS ALSO. STORMS WILL DIMINISH IN STRENGTH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS ATMOSPHERE STABILIZES. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE GENERALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 ON SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP INTO CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY NIGHT AND HELP TRIGGER 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 TODAY AND FRIDAY.
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