Severe Thunderstorm Watch MS/LA

[Lindaloo]

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 205
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
740 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2005

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 205 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

MSC001-005-021-023-029-031-035-037-039-041-045-047-049-059-061-
063-065-067-073-075-077-085-089-091-101-109-111-113-121-123-127-
129-131-147-149-153-157-262100-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0205.050426T1240Z-050426T2100Z/

MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAMS AMITE CLAIBORNE
CLARKE COPIAH COVINGTON
FORREST FRANKLIN GEORGE
GREENE HANCOCK HARRISON
HINDS JACKSON JASPER
JEFFERSON JEFFERSON DAVIS JONES
LAMAR LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE
LINCOLN MADISON MARION
NEWTON PEARL RIVER PERRY
PIKE RANKIN SCOTT
SIMPSON SMITH STONE
WALTHALL WARREN WAYNE
WILKINSON
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
609 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2005

LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-261600-
AMITE-ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-HANCOCK-
HARRISON-IBERVILLE-JACKSON-LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-
ORLEANS-PEARL RIVER-PIKE-POINTE COUPEE-ST. CHARLES-ST. HELENA-
ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA-
UPPER JEFFERSON-UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-
UPPER TERREBONNE-WALTHALL-WASHINGTON-WEST BATON ROUGE-WEST FELICIANA-
WILKINSON-
609 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST...SOUTH CENTRAL AND COASTAL
MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.

A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH AN
ASSOCATED COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION
THIS AFTERNOON. OTHER MINOR DISTURBANCES WILL RIDE ALONG THE UPPER
JETSTREAM NEAR THE GULF COAST TODAY. THIS MORNING...A WARM FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH SOUTH MISSISSIPPI WITH THE WHOLE AREA
BECOMING WARMER AND MORE HUIMID. COOLING TEMPERATURES IN THE MID
LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND WARMING AND MOISTENING AIR IN THE LOW
LEVELS WILL RESULT IN A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS. THE COMBINATION OF
THESE FACTORS WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
DURING THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING
WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND A FEW TORNADOES. THE MOST LIKELY TIME OF
SEVERE WEATHER IS STARTING AROUND 8 OR 9 AM NORTH AND WEST OF BATON
ROUGE...TO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
MISSISSIPPI COASTS. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL END FROM THE
NORTHWEST WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

ANOTHER POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ARE
EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. IT APPEARS THIS SYSTEM MAY HAVE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
MOISTURE TO PRODUCE A THREAT OF BOTH STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
AND HEAVY RAIN. THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM MAY
CHANGE...SO STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...MAY
BE REQUESTED AT A LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

[Wpwxguy]

Just got nickel size hail here in Pine, LA. Lasted about four minutes or so. Came down pretty hard, with little or no rain mixed in. It was an impressive echo on radar. We were under a severe thunderstorm warning. Its now moving into Pearl River County , Miss. Keep your eyes open over that way.

Bill

[Lindaloo]

Thanks for the heads up Bill. No warnings here yet but I am sure not far away.

[Lindaloo]

They just issued a tornado warning for Harrison County here in MS and a severe thunderstorm warning. A tornado was spotted near Long Beach, MS.

[Wpwxguy]

Things were certainly looking rough over your way. Hope all is well.

Bill

[Lindaloo]

Tornado warning for my county now. NWS in New Orleans said it was 7 miles west of Ocean Springs, moving east. THAT IS ME!!