Today's Weather – April 26, 2011 (Hazardous Weather Outlook)

At 10 am… Partly cloudy. Temperature around 76. South winds around 17 mph. At 11 am… Partly cloudy. Temperature around 78. South winds around 17 mph. At 12 pm… Partly cloudy. Temperature around 81. South winds around 17 mph. At 1 pm… Partly cloudy. Temperature around 83. South winds around 17 mph. At 2 pm… Partly cloudy. Temperature around 85. South winds around 17 mph. At 3 pm… Partly cloudy. Temperature around 87. South winds around 18 mph.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, JACKSON MS 612 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 AFFECTED COUNTIES & PARISHES Ashley – Chicot – Morehouse – West Carroll – East Carroll – Richland – Madison (LA) – Franklin (LA) – Tensas – Bolivar – Sunflower – Leflore – Grenada – Carroll – Montgomery – Webster – Clay – Lowndes – Choctaw – Oktibbeha – Washington – Humphreys – Holmes – Attala – Winston – Noxubee – Issaquena – Sharkey – Yazoo – Warren This hazardous weather outlook is for central Mississippi and extreme southeast Arkansas. DAY ONE… TODAY AND TONIGHT There will be a chance of strong to severe thunderstorms this Afternoon…the primary severe risks being damaging wind to 60 mph And large hail to the size of quarters. The risk of severe storms will increase this evening. Thunderstorms that develop tonight will Have the potential for tornadoes… Damaging winds to 80 mph and golf-ball sized hail or larger. Periods of heavy rainfall will occur with thunderstorms this evening and overnight. Ponding water can be expected across roadways and in low lying areas. Local flooding will be possible…especially where storms track repeatedly over the same areas. The flooding risk is mainly for near the highway 82 corridor. DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN… WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY Thunderstorms Wednesday will have the potential for tornadoes… Damaging winds to 80 mph and golf ball size hail or larger. The most intense storms will have the potential for strong tornadoes. Periods of heavy rainfall will occur with thunderstorms. Ponding water can be expected across roadways and in low lying areas. Local flooding will be possible…especially where storms track repeatedly over the same areas. SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT… The activation of storm spotters…ham radio operators…and emergency management personnel in support of severe weather operations may be necessary today and is likely tonight and Wednesday.]]]]> ]]>

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