Public Severe Weather Outlook

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   PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK 
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0653 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
  
   ...OUTBREAK OF SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF
   THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS EVENING AND
   OVERNIGHT...
  
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE
   DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW STRONG LONG TRACK TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD
   DAMAGING WIND OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER
   MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
  
   THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE
  
          SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
          EXTREME NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA
          SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA
          NORTHEASTERN TEXAS
  
   ELSEWHERE...SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM...THE OHIO AND
   TENNESSEE VALLEYS THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND EASTERN
   PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.
  
   STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
   GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A WARM FRONT THAT WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE
   RED RIVER AREA OF TEXAS...EASTWARD THROUGH SOUTHERN ARKANSAS AS AN
   UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE STORMS ARE
   EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY BECOME SEVERE WITH POTENTIAL FOR LONG TRACK
   STRONG TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL. THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD DAMAGING
   WIND MAY ALSO INCREASE...ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
   FROM THE LOWER MS VALLEY INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY.
  
   STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE MONITORING THIS POTENTIALLY
   VERY DANGEROUS 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.
  
   ..DIAL.. 04/26/2011
  
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