NWS Special Weather Statement:
* Special weather statement from the NWS Jackson:SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
630 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007
...POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...SIGNIFICANT TORNADOES POSSIBLE...
A SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WHOLE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE PLAINS STATES MOVES ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION...PUSHING A COLD FRONT TOWARD THE AREA.
THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING FROM THE WESTAS A VERY STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES. THE ENVIRONMENT WILL BECOME VERY SUPPORTIVE FOR THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...STRONG TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF TENNIS BALLS. THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF SEVERE WEATHER TODAY IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A GRENADA TO MERIDIAN LINE...BUT THE ENTIRE REGION WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO EXPERIENCE VIOLENT WEATHER.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS UNTIL 2 PM CST. THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY ACROSS WESTERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH MID MORNING...AND AN ADDITIONAL TORNADO WATCH WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.
AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND WESTERN MISSISSIPPI AROUND MIDDAY...SEVERE WEATHER THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL END IN THOSE REGIONS. HOWEVER...THE THREAT WILL BECOME FOCUSED OVER EASTERN MISSISSIPPI DURING THE AFTERNOON BEFORE COMING TO AN END BEFORE SUNSET.
posted by Chris Whited @ 6:46 AM
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