000 FLUS44 KJAN 281749 HWOJAN HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1249 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2004 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 291749- ADAMS-ASHLEY-ATTALA-BOLIVAR-CARROLL-CATAHOULA-CHICOT-CHOCTAW- CLAIBORNE-CLARKE-CLAY-CONCORDIA-COPIAH-COVINGTON-EAST CARROLL- FORREST-FRANKLIN LA-FRANKLIN MS-GRENADA-HINDS-HOLMES-HUMPHREYS- ISSAQUENA-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-JONES-KEMPER-LAMAR- LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEAKE-LEFLORE-LINCOLN-LOWNDES-MADISON LA- MADISON MS-MARION-MONTGOMERY-MOREHOUSE-NESHOBA-NEWTON-NOXUBEE- OKTIBBEHA-RANKIN-RICHLAND-SCOTT-SHARKEY-SIMPSON-SMITH-SUNFLOWER- TENSAS-WARREN-WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WEST CARROLL-WINSTON-YAZOO- 1249 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...THUNDERSTORMS... THIS AFTERNOON STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND FEW POSSIBLY SEVERE ARE LIKELY. AS PARTS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA CONTINUE TO HEAT UP...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF I 20 AND EAST OF I 55 SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP WITH MAIN THREAT BEING WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 TO 55 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. DUE TO THE VERY SATURATED GROUND TREES MAY BLOW OVER WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND WITH SOME INSTABILITY PRESENT THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE ONGOING FROM THIS AFTERNOON. MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. ...FLOODING... SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT CONTINUE TO BRING PLENTY OF GULF MOISTURE INTO THE REGION. WITH THE ATMOSPHERE BEING SO MOIST...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...ALONG WITH MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS IS NOT ANTICIPATED UNTIL NEXT MONDAY. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.