Severe Thunderstorm Warning 163, NWS Jackson, MS

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
505 AM CDT TUE APR 22 1997

...THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER FOR MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS TODAY...

EARLY THIS MORNING A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDED ACROSS NORTHERN
MISSISSIPPI AND ALONG THE ARKANSAS...LOUISIANA BORDER. LOW PRESSURE
WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE ALONG THIS FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION
OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE FRONT...A STRONG UPPER
LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE APPROACHING THE AREA FROM THE WEST...AND
MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR ACROSS THE REGION...WILL SET THE STAGE FOR
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND POSSIBLY INTO TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY BEEN OCCURRING JUST TO THE WEST OF
THE AREA OVERNIGHT...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT
FOR ASHLEY COUNTY AR AND MOREHOUSE PARISH LA UNTIL 11 AM.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE FROM THE WEST ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST THE EARLY PART OF TONIGHT.

SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE. THE MAIN THREAT FROM
THIS SEVERE WEATHER EPISODE LOOKS TO BE LARGE HAIL...WITH SOME THREAT
FOR DAMAGING WINDS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WITH THE
STORMS...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS MAY OCCUR IN AREAS WHERE
SEVERAL THUNDERSTORMS TRAIN ACROSS THE SAME AREA. SOME LOCALIZED
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE THROUGHOUT MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE WEATHER TODAY AND LISTEN FOR
LATER WATCHES OR WARNINGS. HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE REQUIRED TO ASSIST IN THE DETECTION OF
SEVERE WEATHER TODAY.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ001>067-072>076-078-079-
222200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
505 AM CDT TUE APR 22 1997

...THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER FOR MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS TODAY...

EARLY THIS MORNING A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDED ACROSS NORTHERN
MISSISSIPPI AND ALONG THE ARKANSAS...LOUISIANA BORDER. LOW PRESSURE
WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE ALONG THIS FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION
OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE FRONT...A STRONG UPPER
LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE APPROACHING THE AREA FROM THE WEST...AND
MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR ACROSS THE REGION...WILL SET THE STAGE FOR
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND POSSIBLY INTO TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY BEEN OCCURRING JUST TO THE WEST OF
THE AREA OVERNIGHT...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT
FOR ASHLEY COUNTY AR AND MOREHOUSE PARISH LA UNTIL 11 AM.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE FROM THE WEST ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST THE EARLY PART OF TONIGHT.

SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE. THE MAIN THREAT FROM
THIS SEVERE WEATHER EPISODE LOOKS TO BE LARGE HAIL...WITH SOME THREAT
FOR DAMAGING WINDS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WITH THE
STORMS...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS MAY OCCUR IN AREAS WHERE
SEVERAL THUNDERSTORMS TRAIN ACROSS THE SAME AREA. SOME LOCALIZED
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE THROUGHOUT MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE WEATHER TODAY AND LISTEN FOR
LATER WATCHES OR WARNINGS. HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE REQUIRED TO ASSIST IN THE DETECTION. OF
SEVERE WEATHER TODAY.