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[STORMREPORTS] HIGH RISK ISSUED For Deep South

From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) 2 (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Mon May 05 2003 - 14:36:44 EDT


A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS has been issued today by the Storm
Prediction Center for parts of the Deep South including northern Louisiana,
northeastern Texas, southern Arkansas and northern Mississippi. A HIGH
RISK is only normally issued half a dozen times per year.

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

At 12:30pm a Tornado Risk of 25% (extremely high) was issued for this area
and northwest Alabama:
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1probotlk_1630_torn.gif

At the current time there are 5 Tornado Watches in effect.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/wwa/wwa.gif

More than 200 storms have been picked up by NEXRAD for most of the night
and day today. Currently hail up to 1.5" in diameter along with more than
a dozen Mesocyclones are noted.
http://www.weathermatrix.net/stormmatrix/

Large hail and damaging winds are also possible. The SPC says:

...OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORNADOES IS EXPECTED
    ACROSS PARTS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH EARLY
    TONIGHT...

Read the full text at the first URL above.

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