HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
433 AM CST MON DEC 24 2012

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MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-
MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT- NEWTON-
LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER- CLARKE-JEFFERSON-
ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-
JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
433 AM CST MON DEC 24 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE CHRISTMAS
DAY AND EVENING AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.
THUNDERSTORMS WITH A SUBSTANTIAL RISK FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH...QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND TORNADOES COULD DEVELOP...
PARTICULARLY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF A WINNSBORO LOUISIANA TO JACKSON
AND DE KALB MISSISSIPPI LINE WHERE INSTABILITY WILL BE GREATEST. A
FEW STRONG AND LONG TRACK TORNADOES MAY DEVELOP. HEAVY RAINFALL OF
TWO TO THREE INCHES IS LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...WILL BE NEEDED TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING.

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ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-MSZ018-019-025>037-040> 042-251045-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOM ERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-
LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HO LMES-ATTALA-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-
433 AM CST MON DEC 24 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A COMPLEX AND STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO EVOLVE OVER THE REGION
CHRISTMAS DAY. INITIALLY...THERE WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN OF
TWO TO THREE INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS TO DEVELOP TUESDAY
INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF DAMAGING
WINDS...HAIL AND A TORNADO OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE. AS COLDER AIR
SURGES SOUTHWARD BEHIND THE SYSTEM...RAIN COULD MIX WITH SNOW ALONG
AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 82 TUESDAY NIGHT...ENDING AS FLURRIES WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...WILL BE NEEDED TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING.

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