....STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...

A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. AS THIS LOW GAIN STRENGTH...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED AREAWIDE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW PRESSURE AREA BEGINS TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD...IT WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. WARM TEMPERATURES AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT...WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. A SQUALL LINE IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. GIVEN THE UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE THAT WILL BE IN PLACE...ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE SQUALL LINE.

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED PART OF THE FORECAST AREA UNDER A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM LAFAYETTE TO BATON ROUGE TO TYLERTOWN MISSISSIPPI. THE REMAINING PARISHES AND COUNTIES ARE UNDER A SLIGHT RISK. POTENTIALLY WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORMS...ALONG WITH A FEW TORNADOES.

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT IF YOU DO NOT ALREADY OWN A NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO...NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO INVEST IN THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE SAVING DEVICE. IT IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO HAVE THE RADIO SET FOR ALERT/ALARM MODE IN CASE ANY WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. IN ADDITION...PERSONS RESIDING IN TEMPORARY TRAILERS AND MOBILE HOMES ARE URGED TO HAVE PLANS TO SEEK SHELTER IN A MORE STURDY STRUCTURE IF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREATENS THEIR AREA.

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