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PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK  

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1033 AM CST SAT DEC 28 2024



...Severe thunderstorms expected over parts of the lower Mississippi

Valley this afternoon and tonight...



* LOCATIONS...

  Central and Southern Mississippi

  Much of Louisiana

  Southeast Arkansas

  Southwestern Alabama

  East Texas



* HAZARDS...

  Widespread damaging winds, some hurricane force

  Several tornadoes, a few intense

  Isolated large hail



* SUMMARY...

  Tornadoes (some strong with at least EF2 damage possible),

  severe gusts and hail are expected today into tonight. The

  threat area will shift eastward from parts of north and central

  Texas early, across east Texas and the lower Mississippi Valley

  today, then over the Tennessee Valley, parts of Georgia, and the

  central Gulf Coast tonight.



Preparedness actions...



Review your severe weather safety procedures for the possibility

of dangerous weather today. Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio,

weather.gov, or other media for watches and warnings. A watch

means that conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms

over the next several hours. If a severe thunderstorm warning is

issued for your area, move to a place of safety, ideally in an 

interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building.



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..Hart.. 12/28/2024



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