severe Weather Outbreak Expected over the Arklatex Later this Afternoon and tonight

Headline	severe Weather Outbreak Expected over the Arklatex Later this Afternoon and tonight
Description	severe Weather Outbreak Expected over the Arklatex Later This Afternoon and tonight Arz000 - Laz000 - Okz000 - Txz000 - 101900 - The NWS storm Prediction Center in Norman Ok is Forecasting The Development of a Few Strong, Long - Track tornadoes and Widespread damaging winds over Parts of the Arklatex Later this Afternoon And tonight. The Areas Most Likely to Experience this Activity Include Western and Central Arkansas Northwest Louisiana Eastern Oklahoma North - Central and Northeast Texas Elsewhere, severe Storms are Also Possible from the Mid Mississippi Valley Into Central and Southeast Texas. A Powerful Winter storm System over the Lower Colorado Valley This Morning will Move East Through the Southern Rockies Into The Southern Plains by tonight. Low - Level Moisture will Continue to Increase today over Lower Elevations of the Southern Plains Into Lower Mississippi Valley As Southerly winds Strengthen in Advance Of The Upper - Level storm System. this Moisture will Combine With Daytime Heating and Cooling Temperatures Aloft to Create A Moderately Unstable Air Mass by Afternoon Generally Along and East of the I - 35 Corridor of Oklahoma and Texas. Rapid thunderstorm Development is Expected by Mid to Late Afternoon Along a Dryline from near or South of Oklahoma City Southward to The Dallas - Fort Worth Metroplex As the Approaching Upper - Level System Begins to Exert an Influence on the Destabilizing Air Mass. The Combination of Strong Vertical Shear and a Moderately Unstable And Expanding Warm Sector Suggests the Likelihood of a Few Supercells capable of producing Strong, Potentially Long - Tracked tornadoes. this tornado Threat Appears to be Greatest over Southeast Oklahoma, Northeast Texas, West - Central and Southwest Arkansas Into Northwest Louisiana Late this Afternoon Into tonight. Additional Storms, Likely in the Form of a Squall Line, Are Expected to Develop over Parts of Eastern Oklahoma Into Eastern Texas tonight As a Fast - moving Pacific Front Overtakes the Dryline. While a Few tornadoes and Some Hail will be Possible With Storms, It Appears That damaging winds will be the Primary Severe Weather Hazard. this damaging Wind Threat will Likely Continue Eastward Into Parts of Arkansas and Louisiana Overnight. this is Potentially a very Dangerous 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 Later today. .mead 02/10/2009
Expires	2/10/09 1:00 PM
Message ID	195681
County/Area	Lafayette, LA (latitude: 30.2159, longitude: -92.0904)