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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
422 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-191130-
ALCORN-BENTON MS-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA-
CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DESOTO-DECATUR-DUNKLIN-DYER-
FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-
ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE AR-LEE MS-MADISON-
MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT-
PHILLIPS-POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY-
ST. FRANCIS-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-
UNION-WEAKLEY-YALOBUSHA-
422 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM CDT THIS
MORNING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH.

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...MAINLY
ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM BLYTHVILLE ARKANSAS TO
MEMPHIS TENNESSEE TO OXFORD MISSISSIPPI. LOCALIZED DAMAGING WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY
ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING EAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS NEXT
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MAY BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE MID SOUTH. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS
STORM SYSTEM AND THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF SPOTTERS IS RECOMMENDED TODAY IN AREAS WHERE
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP.

$$

JLH