
From the National Weather Service in Jackson, Mississippi:
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
HEATING IN THE EARLY PART OF THE DAY...IN ADDITION TO THE SURGE OF
MOIST AND UNSTABLE GULF AIR ON FRIDAY WILL MAKE THE AREA RIPE. STRONG
WINDS ALOFT...WILL LEAD TO SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE AREA. TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE WILL BE
POSSIBLE FRIDAY.
IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE POTENTIAL HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE A
CONCERN. PROLONGED PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THURSDAY...ALONG THE STALLED BOUNDARY. AS
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES...MORE TROPICAL AIR WILL BE PUSHED
INTO THE REGION. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL
BE LIKELY FOR MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. LOCATIONS ALONG AND JUST
NORTH OF THE STALLED BOUNDARY COULD SEE HIGHER AMOUNTS.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND STATEMENTS FOR
UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT.
.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.