...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE MID MISSISSIPPI
AND LOWER OH VALLEYS TODAY...
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES OVER
PARTS OF THE MID MISSISSIPPI AND LOWER OH VALLEYS TODAY.
THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE
EASTERN ARKANSAS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
MUCH OF INDIANA
WESTERN KENTUCKY
SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
WEST TENNESSEE
ELSEWHERE...SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM EAST TX NORTHWARD
ACROSS MUCH OF THE MS AND OH VALLEY REGIONS
A POWERFUL UPPER STORM SYSTEM OVER THE PLAINS WILL MOVE EASTWARD
TODAY AND AFFECT THE MS AND OH VALLEYS. A FAST-MOVING LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE STORM SYSTEM WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE RISK
AREA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS ALOFT COUPLED WITH A
MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL PROVIDE THE POTENTIAL FOR RATHER
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS WITH THE LINE. ALSO...A FEW TORNADOES ARE
POSSIBLE WITH STORMS WITHIN AND AHEAD OF THE LINE.
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.
..HART.. 04/18/2013
