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PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0753 PM CST MON NOV 29 2010
…THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE
POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES…POTENTIALLY STRONG…AND
DAMAGING WINDS OVER PARTS OF THE LA…MS AND WRN AL THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT…
A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS
THE AREA BEHIND A WARM FRONT. LIFT WITH A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL
CONTINUE THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MORNING. STRONG WIND
SHEAR PROFILES WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. STORMS WILL
BE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD AT 45-55 MPH.
WHILE OVERALL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE
WIDESPREAD…THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT TORNADO AFTER DARK
WARRANTS HEIGHTENED SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
TORNADOES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AT THIS TIME OF YEAR CAN BE
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THEY ARE USUALLY FAST-MOVING AND
OBSCURED BY RAIN AND DARKNESS.
THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE
WESTERN ALABAMA
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LOUISIANA
MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI
STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE MONITORING THIS DEVELOPING
SITUATION. 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
TONIGHT.
..JEWELL.. 11/30/2010
