HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 614 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 615 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
GUSTY SOUTH WIND WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. GUSTY WIND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY.
THE RISKS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES AND
LARGE HAIL.
AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG WIND FIELDS THAT WILL
RESULT IN POTENT WIND SHEAR ACROSS THE REGION. ANY STORMS THAT
DEVELOP THURSDAY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR ROTATION AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER.
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR IN STORMS THURSDAY. PONDING
WATER CAN BE EXPECTED AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS AND WHERE DRAINAGE IS POOR.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE REGION FOR
THURSDAY.
.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS IS LIKELY THURSDAY.
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