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PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0439 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI...MID MISSISSIPPI...AND LOWER OHIO VALLEYS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER PARTS
OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI...MID MISSISSIPPI...AND LOWER OHIO VALLEYS
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE

       CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARKANSAS
       CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
       CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
       WESTERN KENTUCKY
       CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI
       NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
       WESTERN TENNESSEE

SURROUNDING THE GREATEST RISK AREA...SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
FROM LOUSIANA NORTHEASTWARD TO THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY AND LOWER GREAT
LAKES.

THE STRONG JET STREAM DISTURBANCE IN PART RESPONSIBLE FOR
YESTERDAY'S TORNADO OUTBREAK IN THE PLAINS WILL CONTINUE EAST INTO
MISSOURI LATER TODAY AND INTO ILLINOIS BY EARLY THURSDAY AS ITS
ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW AND COLD FRONT MOVE FROM EASTERN KANSAS TO
NEAR ST LOUIS.

WARM...MOIST SOUTHERLY WINDS STREAMING NORTHWARD AHEAD OF THE LOW
WILL UNDERCUT A BAND OF FAST...COOL...WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY JET STREAM
FLOW.

AS SURFACE HEATING OCCURS LATER TODAY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM
ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT PROGRESSING EAST ACROSS THE OZARKS
AND MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.  OTHER STORMS MAY FORM ALONG A
STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING EAST FROM THE LOW INTO ILLINOIS AND
INDIANA.

CONDITIONS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
LONG-LIVED ROTATING THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD PRODUCE STRONG...
FAST-MOVING TORNADOES...IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND.
THE STORMS MAY EVOLVE INTO AN EXTENSIVE BAND THIS EVENING...WITH AN
ASSOCIATED THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND...HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES
SPREADING EAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO
PARTS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY LATER TONIGHT.

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 LATER
TODAY.

..CORFIDI.. 05/25/2011



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