Public severe Weather Outlook

Headline	Public severe Weather Outlook
Description	severe Thunderstorms Expected over Parts of the Southern Plains Into the Mid and Lower Mississippi Valley this Afternoon And tonight Arz000 - Laz000 - Okz000 - Txz000 - 110115 - The NWS storm Prediction Center in Norman Ok is Forecasting The Development of tornadoes, Large Hail and damaging winds over Parts of the Southern Plains Into the Mid and Lower Mississippi Valley this Afternoon and tonight. The Areas Most Likely to Experience this Activity Include Western 2/3 of Arkansas Northwest Louisiana Much of the Eastern Half of Oklahoma Northeast Texas Elsewhere, severe Storms are Also Possible from the Middle Texas Coast Eastward to the Mouth of the Mississippi River, and As Far North As Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois. A Strong Middle - and Upper - Level storm System Continues Moving Across the Four Corners Region, and will Emerge Into the Central and Southern Plains Later this Afternoon. Ahead of this System, A Moist Low - Level Airmass Continues Streaming Northward Across Texas and Louisiana Into Eastern Oklahoma and the Ozarks Region. Daytime Heating of the Moistening Boundary Layer will Increase Through The Afternoon Across Oklahoma and Texas As Initial Cloud Cover Shifts Eastward. this Combined with Cooling Aloft in Conjunction with The Approaching storm System Later today will Result in Airmass Destabilization - - Supportive of thunderstorm Development by Mid to Late Afternoon. Initial storm Mode is Forecast to be Supercellular, As a Very Strong Wind Field - - Veering/increasing with Height Through The Lower Troposphere - - Results in Favorable Shear for storm Rotation. As Storms Develop from Central Oklahoma Southward Into North Central Texas Later this Afternoon, Expect Large Hail and Locally - Damaging winds Along with the Potential for Isolated Strong tornadoes. Overnight, As a Cold Front Approaches from the West, Storms Should Become Organized in a More Linear Fashion Along the Front, and Then Spread Rapidly Eastward toward the Mississippi Valley. Along with A continued Threat for Hail and Isolated tornadoes, Widespread damaging winds Should Become Increasingly Likely. 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. .goss 02/10/2009
Expires	2/10/09 7:15 PM
Message ID	195925
County/Area	Lafayette, LA (latitude: 30.2159, longitude: -92.0904)