Few Storms, Rain Sunday evening

There's a chance of a few strong to severe thunderstorms tomorrow evening and overnight into Monday.  Additionally, widespread rainfall of one to two inches is possible.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
251 PM CST SAT MAR 9 2013

ASHLEY-CHICOT-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-
MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-
YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
251 PM CST SAT MAR 9 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS
AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY

STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE AS A POTENT COLD FRONT SWINGS INTO THE
REGION LATE SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH HIGH LEVELS OF WIND SHEAR ARE
ANTICIPATED THE LEVELS OF INSTABILITY SHOULD REMAIN LOW ENOUGH TO
KEEP THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER RATHER MINIMAL. THE MOST INTENSE
STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CAPABLE OF WIND GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH.
STORMS WILL BEGIN BY AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS BUT MAY
HOLD OFF UNTIL WELL INTO THE EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.

IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FROM THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY AS THIS FRONT SLOWLY PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA STARTING SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. RAINFALL RATES MAY BE HIGH ENOUGH TO RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING
IN AREAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER...BUT WIDESPREAD FLOODING ISSUES
ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY
EXPERIENCE SOME RISE IN WATER LEVELS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY

THE MAIN RISK FOR STRONG STORMS WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE SUNDAY
WILL BE OVER BY LATE EVENING IN PORTIONS OF THE ARKLAMISS DELTA AS
THE FRONT SLOWLY CLEARS TO THE EAST. HOWEVER...THE BULK OF RAIN AND
STORMS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI MAY NOT BE ENDING
UNTIL THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. BY THE TIME ALL RAIN EXITS MONDAY
MORNING STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 2
INCHES...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED TOTALS UP TO 3 INCHES ARE NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY.

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