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Substantial risk of severe storms Friday, Saturday
By: cnn.comPosted On: 04/23/2010 12:40 P
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The Storm Prediction Center is forecasting some strong tornadoes across the lower Mississippi River Valley this afternoon.
The Storm Prediction Center is forecasting some strong tornadoes across the lower Mississippi River Valley this afternoon.
Severe thunderstorms will develop later this morning and continue through the overnight hours across portions of the mid- and lower- Mississippi River Valley.
The Storm Prediction Center is forecasting a few strong tornadoes across the lower Mississippi River Valley this afternoon and tonight.
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The areas that are under the gun today include:
* Arkansas, including the city of Little Rock
* Northern Louisiana, including the city of Shreveport
* Northern and western Mississippi
* Western Tennessee, including the city of Memphis and Northeast Texas
Severe storms are also possible over eastern portions of the southern Plains, the mid-Mississippi River Valley and Nebraska.
A second wave of severe storms is expected to develop across Louisiana and Mississippi tomorrow morning and spread eastward across the Southeast. Storms will once again be capable of producing violent, long-track (EF2-EF5) tornadoes.
This could become a very dangerous situation, with tornadoes expected to continue well into the overnight hours, after people have gone to bed and are not monitoring television or radio for severe weather warnings.
The areas most likely to see tornadoes tomorrow are:
* Northwestern Louisiana
* Extreme eastern Arkansas
* Most of Tennessee, including Memphis and Nashville
* Most of Mississippi
* Most of Alabama, including Birmingham and Huntsville
* Extreme northwestern Georgia.
Surrounding this area, isolated to scattered severe storms will be possible. There
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