Severe Weather Today, May 21, 2013

Strong to severe storms will affect Mississippi starting later today and continue through Wednesday.  Here is the current Hazardous Weather Outlook and associated graphics.  We expect to have more information after 2:00pm today.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1038 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. THE
PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER RISK WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. A FEW TORNADOES
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN THE DELTA REGION TONIGHT
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. 

IN ADDITION...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE.
RAINFALL IN STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE PONDING WATER ON ROADWAYS
AND IN LOW LYING AREAS AND LOCAL FLOODING PROBLEMS IN AREAS WHERE
DRAINAGE IS POOR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.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 
NECESSARY TONIGHT.

***DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE AS YOUR SOLE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY WATCHES AND WARNINGS. THIS WEBSITE DELIVERS FOCUSED INFORMATION FOR A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE TIMELY WEATHER WARNING INFORMATION***