Storms expected mid-week

Forecasters and computer models are expecting a round of severe weather for Mississippi this Wednesday into early Thursday.  The developing weather system will bring the risk of damaging winds, tornadoes, and hail.  Additionally, heavy rainfall may be likely across much of the area, with current models indicating generally 2" across western Mississippi, with locally higher amounts likely.  We'll have more specific information each day this week as we get closer to Wednesday.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
258 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A DEVELOPING STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE AREA FOR BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOONS. EXPECT
SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
ON MONDAY...WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER WINDS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY WHEN A FEW
GUSTS MAY APPROACH 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ON BOTH DAYS WILL BE
LOCATED ACROSS THE NORTHWEST DELTA REGION.

WIDESPREAD SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY THURSDAY AS A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM IMPACTS THE AREA.
FORECAST MODELS INDICATE A VOLATILE ENVIRONMENT SUPPORTIVE OF
LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES WILL BE IN PLACE.
ALTHOUGH UNCERTAINTY IN EXACT TIMING OF THIS EVENT EXISTS...
CONFIDENCE IN SEVERE WEATHER OCCURRING IS HIGH. EVERYONE IS URGED
TO STAY TUNED TO FUTURE FORECASTS AND OUTLOOKS CONCERNING THIS
POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER EVENT.

IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM AND
FLOODING COULD BECOME AN ISSUE.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM
SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...WILL LIKELY
BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THURSDAY.

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