HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 603 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 615 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...A FEW
TORNADOES...AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE
WEATHER WILL BE FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THOUGH A
FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT DURING THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM AND AN
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. ALONG AND
AHEAD OF THE FRONT...VERY STRONG WINDS THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
COMBINE WITH INCREASING INSTABILITY TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ONE OR MORE LINES OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA DURING THE DAY. THESE LINES WILL BE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...ALONG WITH A FEW
TORNADOES. ADDITIONALLY...SUPER CELL THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP
ACROSS THE REGION DURING THIS TIME. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES...AND LARGE HAIL. TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA
TODAY...WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
IN ADDITION...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
ARE EXPECTED...WITH WINDS BECOMING BECOME SOUTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH
ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA THROUGH THE DAY. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION...EXCEPT TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE
MISSISSIPPI DELTA. AS A RESULT...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH TODAY...WITH A WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA
REGION. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...BUT BECOME MORE WESTERLY
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. THIS WILL AGAIN RESULT IN A ROUGH CHOP ON
AREA LAKES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY...
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 WILL BE NEEDED TODAY.
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