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PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1018 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
…WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
MID SOUTH AND MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TODAY…
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH AND MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TODAY.
THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE
NORTHERN ARKANSAS
WESTERN ILLINOIS
EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI
ELSEWHERE…SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM…EASTERN TEXAS AND
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES.
UNSEASONABLY WARM AND HUMID…ALMOST SPRING-LIKE AIR…PRECEDES A
STRONG SURFACE COLD FRONT TODAY FROM PORTIONS OF THE GULF COAST INTO
THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES. ATOP THIS MOIST SURFACE AIR MASS…STRONG
LIFTING ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INTENSE
UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF THE HIGH PLAINS REGION WILL CREATE
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND LIKELY DEVELOPMENT OF A
BROKEN SQUALL LINE. VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT SHOULD SUPPORT ROTATION
IN SEGMENTS OF THE LINE…AND SUPPORT A FEW SUPERCELLS AHEAD OF THIS
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS…AS IT PROGRESSES EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY.
THIS WILL RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR TORNADOES AND POSSIBLE
DAMAGING WINDS…ALONG WITH ISOLATED LARGE HAIL.
THOSE IN THE THREATENED AREA ARE URGED TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER
SAFETY RULES AND TO LISTEN TO RADIO…TELEVISION…AND NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES…WARNINGS…AND STATEMENTS LATER TODAY.
..EVANS.. 12/27/2008
