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Severe Weather Awareness Week

* Today marks the beginning of Severe Weather Awareness Week in Mississippi and Alabama. And, it appears that we have at least one, and possibly two, threats of at least some severe weather over the next seven days.

* First Threat: This threat comes today, and could bring an isolated strong thunderstorm. This doesn't seem like an overwhelming threat at all, in fact, most of us will simply see a few periods of rain.

* Second Threat: After beautiful, warm weather on Thursday and Friday, a very potent storm system will take shape to our northwest by Saturday. A strong front will approach the Deep South, and will match up with very strong wind fields and ample instability to set the stage for a round of severe thunderstorms. While the exact magnitude of this threat remains to be seen, suffice it to say this could be a significant severe weather episode.

* On My Soapbox: If you have a working NOAA Weather Radio, feel free to stop reading at this point. If you don't, read on. Every home, church, and place of business in this state should have a functional NOAA Weather Radio. They sound an alarm to warn you of impending severe weather, and can even be programmed to sound the alarm ONLY when your county is placed under a warning. You can get a Weather Radio at any local consumer electronics store for between $30-50.

* THANKS for reading! Our blog eclipsed the 5,000 hit mark for the year 2007, and we are not even through February...I hope you'll continue reading, and feel free to leave any comments or questions whenever you like.

Labels: Forecast Discussion

posted by WTOK Weather Staff @ 10:07 PM