Weather Alert in Arkansas

Recent Locations: Turner, AR

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 2 at 12:14PM CDT until May 2 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS

AREAS AFFECTED: Ashley, AR; Chicot, AR; Catahoula, LA; Concordia, LA; East Carroll, LA; Franklin, LA; Madison, LA; Morehouse, LA; Richland, LA; Tensas, LA; West Carroll, LA; Adams, MS; Attala, MS; Bolivar, MS; Carroll, MS; Choctaw, MS; Claiborne, MS; Clay, MS; Copiah, MS; Grenada, MS; Hinds, MS; Holmes, MS; Humphreys, MS; Issaquena, MS; Jefferson, MS; Kemper, MS; Leake, MS; Leflore, MS; Lowndes, MS; Madison, MS; Montgomery, MS; Neshoba, MS; Newton, MS; Noxubee, MS; Oktibbeha, MS; Rankin, MS; Scott, MS; Sharkey, MS; Sunflower, MS; Warren, MS; Washington, MS; Webster, MS; Winston, MS; Yazoo, MS

DESCRIPTION: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 211 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS ASHLEY CHICOT IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 PARISHES IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA CATAHOULA CONCORDIA EAST CARROLL FRANKLIN MADISON MOREHOUSE RICHLAND TENSAS WEST CARROLL IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 33 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ATTALA CHOCTAW COPIAH HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS LEAKE MADISON RANKIN SCOTT YAZOO IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI KEMPER NESHOBA NEWTON NOXUBEE WINSTON IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CARROLL GRENADA LEFLORE MONTGOMERY WEBSTER IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI CLAY LOWNDES OKTIBBEHA IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI BOLIVAR SUNFLOWER WASHINGTON IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI ADAMS CLAIBORNE JEFFERSON IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ISSAQUENA SHARKEY WARREN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKERMAN, ANGUILLA, BASTROP, BELZONI, BRANDON, BROOKSVILLE, CANTON, CARROLLTON, CARTHAGE, CLEVELAND, COLUMBUS, CONEHATTA, CROSSETT, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, DE KALB, DECATUR, DELHI, DERMOTT, DURANT, EPPS, EUDORA, EUPORA, FAYETTE, FERRIDAY, FOREST, GOODMAN, GREENVILLE, GREENWOOD, GRENADA, HAMBURG, HARRISONBURG, HAZLEHURST, INDIANOLA, ISOLA, JACKSON, JONESVILLE, KOSCIUSKO, LAKE PROVIDENCE, LAKE VILLAGE, LEXINGTON, LOUISVILLE, MACON, MADISON, MATHISTON, MAYERSVILLE, MORTON, NATCHEZ, NEWELLTON, NEWTON, NORTH CARROLLTON, NORTH CROSSETT, OAK GROVE, PEARL, PEARL RIVER, PHILADELPHIA, PICKENS, PORT GIBSON, RAYVILLE, RICHLAND, RIDGELAND, ROLLING FORK, RULEVILLE, SCOOBA, ST. JOSEPH, STARKVILLE, TALLULAH, TCHULA, UNION, VAIDEN, VICKSBURG, VIDALIA, WATERPROOF, WEIR, WESSON, WEST CROSSETT, WEST FERRIDAY, WEST POINT, WINNSBORO, WINONA, AND YAZOO CITY.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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