SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY- WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-WARREN- 342 PM CST MON FEB 7 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI… NORTHEAST LOUISIANA…AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE…TONIGHT AND TUESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY SNOWFALL WILL BE LIKELY OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNRISE THURSDAY. THE COLD AIR MASS THAT HAS MOVED INTO THE AREA BEHIND A COLD FRONT TODAY WILL REMAIN PARKED OVER THE REGION WHEN THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SUNSET WEDNESDAY WITH CONTINUING SNOWFALL TOTALING 2 TO 4 INCHES BY SUNRISE THURSDAY. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN JACKSON FOR FURTHER UPDATES. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF COLD TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED FOR THE AREA FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT…REMAINING AT OR BELOW FREEZING DURING THE DAY THURSDAY BEFORE DROPPING BACK INTO THE TEENS THURSDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT… THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS…HAM RADIO OPERATORS…AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF WINTER WEATHER OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ ]]]]> ]]>