Storms Possible Tuesday-Wednesday, May 21-22, 2013

A developing weather system will bring the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms late Tuesday into Wednesday of this week.  We'll post more information as it becomes available, but wanted to give you a brief heads-up.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
141 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND WEST AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY

ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF MISSISSIPPI TUESDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE APPROACHING THE ARKLATEX REGION. THE
PRIMARY HAZARD WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AROUND
60 MPH AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY

SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES INTO THE AREA. 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 TUESDAY NIGHT 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.

.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 TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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