Storms Possible Monday, Feb 25, 2013

A developing strong low pressure system to our west will influence our weather through Monday night, bringing with it two rounds of strong to severe weather for Mississippi.  Storms are expected tonight across the south and south-east portion of the state, generally south of the Natchez Trace.  For Monday, an eastward-moving cold front will generate storms across the state.  While the highest risk for damaging winds and tornadoes exists in the southeastern portions of the area, heavy rain and occasional hail are possible across the state.  We should see storms begin to develop after noon on Monday, and continue into the evening.  Here is the Hazardous Weather Outlook and graphics from NWS Jackson.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
427 AM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY...

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TONIGHT THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY...

A COUPLE ROUNDS OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS A POWERFUL LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST ACROSS THE REGION. INITIALLY...STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL LOOK TO ACCOMPANY A WARM
FRONT AS IT LIFTS NORTH OVER SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE
OUTLOOK AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. HAIL WILL BE THE
PRIMARY CONCERN WITH STORMS THAT DEVELOP DURING THIS TIME. IN
ADDITION...2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG
AND SOUTH OF A MONTICELLO TO LAUREL LINE. SUCH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING ISSUES DUE TO ALREADY VERY SATURATED SOIL
CONDITIONS.

THEN FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING...INSTABILITY WILL
INCREASE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT...CREATING THE CONCERN FOR SEVERE
STORMS OVER THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA...WHICH WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. SOME POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
SIGNIFICANT WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 OR 80 MPH. ADDITIONALLY...LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL...ALONG WITH A FEW TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
ALL INTERESTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
REGARDING THIS SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL.

.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 FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

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