Wet, Stormy Weekend Outlook

It appears we'll experience a rainy first weekend of spring.  Strong to severe storms are expected to develop Friday and Friday night, with continued rain and storms on Saturday.  While there's some uncertainty in precisely how this weekend will look, generally expect storms north of the Interstate 20 corridor for Friday and Friday night.  The axis of storms should shift more southward for Saturday, to along and just south of the I-20 corridor.  Also, rainfall amounts of one to two inches, with some locally higher amounts, are expected for the weekend (see last image in this post)

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
531 AM CDT THU MAR 21 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SCATTERED STRONG...AND POSSIBLY A FEW SEVERE STORMS... ARE POSSIBLE
FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE MOST INTENSE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...
PARTICULARLY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. THE
MOST INTENSE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. THE RISK FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE AND
THIS COULD RAISE THE CONCERN FOR FLASH FLOODING.

.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 FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

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