Moderate Risk for Severe Storms on Friday

Portions of the Midsouth are under a 'Moderate Risk' for severe storms on Friday as the main upper level system drags a cold front through the area.

Below is portion of the statement from the Storm Prediction Center:

OF PRIMARY CONCERN IS THE DEVELOPMENT AND INTENSIFICATION OF A SOUTHERLY LOW-LEVEL JET NEAR THE SECONDARY CYCLONE DURING THE MID/ LATE EVENING HOURS...WHICH WILL YIELD ENLARGING CLOCKWISE CURVED LOW-LEVEL HODOGRAPHS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO INCREASING TORNADIC POTENTIAL...INCLUDING THE RISK FOR A FEW STRONG TORNADOES...ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS/NORTHEAST LOUISIANA/WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND WESTERN TENNESSEE BY THE 28/03-06Z TIME FRAME.

RAPID NOCTURNAL WARM SECTOR BOUNDARY LAYER DESTABILIZATION APPEARS POSSIBLE...AS STRONG UPPER FORCING...AHEAD OF AN INCREASINGLY NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER TROUGH PIVOTING AROUND THE MID-LEVEL CYCLONE. AND...SEVERAL LINES/CLUSTER OF STRONG/SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS/HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES APPEAR LIKELY TO SPREAD ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY/CENTRAL GULF COAST AND MID SOUTH FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY.

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