Please scroll down this message, there are 2 ***NWS EAS Alerts** within this message. --BS (Brandon Soldevila) CEO & Chief of Skywarn/EMA/EOC Operations T.R.A.P.T - Tornado Recon and Pursuit Team "We Chase What You Fear" **NWS EAS WEATHER ALERT ADVSORY/WATCHES/WARNINGS** THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE 90S COMBINED WITH A HUMID AIRMASS WILL PRODUCE AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX READINGS MAINLY BETWEEN 100 TO 104 DEGREES. IN ADDITION...A FEW STRONG TO PERHAPS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE MAIN THREAT IS DAMAGING WINDS WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT CAN REACH SEVERE LIMITS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MID SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE COMBINED WITH A VERY HUMID AIRMASS ALREADY IN PLACE ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX READINGS BETWEEN 100 TO 104 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MID SOUTH. THOSE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESS SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY HEAT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS THIS AFTERNOON. IF YOU CAN...STAY INDOORS IN AN AIR CONDITIONED LOCATION. IF YOU MUST WORK OUTDOORS...TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND WEAR LIGHT COLORED AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 18:12:34 +0000
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