FROM NWS: There is a MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT
in the Power107/WELZ listening area. This includes: Bolivar- Sunflower-
Leflore-Grenada-Carroll-Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Lowndes- Choctaw-
Oktibbeha-Washington-Humphreys-Holmes-Attala-Winston- Noxubee-
Issaquena-Sharkey-Yazoo-Warren-Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland-Madison LA-Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia-Tonight, isolated severe thunderstorms are possible. Somethunderstorms could produce damaging wind gusts and hail up toquarter size. A tornado cannot be ruled out.Thursday through early Thursday evening, across the entire area.Tornadoes are likely, with some strong and long-track. Damagingwind gusts up to 80mph and large hail greater than golf ball sizeare likely. The highest potential is east of the MississippiRiver and along and north of Interstate 20, with some threatlingering into southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana and south-central Mississippi. The highest threat of strong and long-tracktornadoes will be in central-northeast Mississippi, mainlyThursday afternoon.
Additional rainfall will result in areas of flash flooding likelyacross portions of the area.
Sustained winds of 20 to 25 mph are possible, especially in theDelta, and wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph possible attimes, for the entire area mainly mid-morning throughearly evening Thursday.
Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible for portions ofextreme southeast Arkansas, portions of central Mississippi, andall of north central Mississippi on Friday night..SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...The activation of storm spotters, HAM radio operators, andemergency management personnel in support of severe weatheroperations may be needed for portions of the region Fridaynight and tonight through Thursday night.