Chance of storms for Thursday, 2/21/2013

We'll see a chance for strong to severe thunderstorms on Thursday, February 21, 2013.  Currently, the bulk of severe weather is expected to remain in southern Mississippi, but strong storms will be possible across the Delta starting in the afternoon and lasting into the evening.  Additionally, locally heavy rainfall of 1" to 2" is possible across the area.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
113 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE STARTING EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON
THURSDAY AS A POTENT DISTURBANCE SWINGS ACROSS THE REGION INTO AN
WEAKLY UNSTABLE AND SHEARED AIR MASS. THE MOST INTENSE STORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE CAPABLE OF WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH AND HAIL UP TO
THE SIZE OF QUARTERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY

STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING AS A POTENT DISTURBANCE SWINGS ACROSS THE REGION INTO AN
WEAKLY UNSTABLE AND SHEARED AIR MASS. THE MOST INTENSE STORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE CAPABLE OF WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH AND HAIL UP TO
THE SIZE OF QUARTERS.

IN ADDITION...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM
AS PRECIPITATION TOTALS WILL LIKELY RANGE BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES.
RAINFALL RATES MAY BE HIGH ENOUGH TO RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING IN A
FEW LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE CURRENT SATURATED STATE OF
THE GROUND. SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS CAN EXPECT
RISES IN WATER LEVELS.

.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 THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

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