- County,
- Special Weather Statement issued April 17 at 3:30PM CDT by NWS
- Effective: 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, 2013
- Expires: 7 a.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2013
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MID SOUTH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE MID SOUTH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A WARM...MOIST...AND VERY
UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS THE MID SOUTH AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON THURSDAY AND A
WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AS SOUTH WINDS OF 25
MPH MAY OCCUR WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.
A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS ARKANSAS ON
THURSDAY AND MOVE INTO EASTERN ARKANSAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS
LINE WILL THEN MOVE EAST TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM LATE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING...AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
THE MID SOUTH THURSDAY NIGHT. MOST OF THE SEVERE THREAT SHOULD END
BY MIDNIGHT.
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH REACH SEVERE LIMITS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND TORNADOES. IN ADDITION...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OCCUR WITH MANY LOCATIONS RECEIVING UP TO TWO
INCHES OF RAIN.
EVERYONE ACROSS THE MID SOUTH SHOULD REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY
RULES BEFORE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP ACROSS THE MID SOUTH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE
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