Severe Thunderstorm Warning 280, NWS Jackson, MS

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MISSISSIPPI THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1045 AM CDT TUE MAY 28 1996

...MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR MUCH
   OF MISSISSIPPI...

A MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY.  MORNING UPPER AIR DATA SUGGESTS THAT THE MAIN THREAT
ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BE IN THE FORM OF
SEVERE DOWNBURST WINDS AND HAIL.  HOWEVER...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL
OF TORNADOES WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS THAT MAY FORM.

THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...MOST OF THE STRONGER STORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE NORTH-CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE STATE WHERE WEAK UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES ARE HELPING TO KICK OFF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.  AS SURFACE
TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 90S TODAY...SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE.
WITH STRONG INSTABILITY...BY EARLY AFTERNOON SOME OF THE STORMS COULD
REACH THE SEVERE LEVEL FOR AREAS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

ALL PERSONS ACROSS THE STATE ARE ADVISED TO FREQUENTLY MONITOR
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS/WATCHES
AND WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED.

HAM RADIjO OPERATORS/CIVIL DEFENSE PERSONEL WILL LIKELY HAVE TO BE
ACTIVATED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS.