North MS Local Forecast: Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 46 and it feels like 46. Highs will continue to range between 73 and 86 with lows between 53 and 63. There is a slight chance of rain on Wednesday, and a 90% chance of thunderstorms on Thursday. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 48 and it feels like 46. Todays high is 81 with a low of 51. Tuesdays high is 81.
Severe Weather Update (Southeast Region): Now, for your Severe Weather Update for the Southeast Region. There could be a threat of severe weather around April 24th-May 3rd.
Severe Weather Outlook (Nationwide): Now, for your Nationwide Severe Weather Outlook. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1) Marginal Risk of severe weather today across South Texas and the Texas Coastal Plain. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2) Slight Risk of severe weather today across South Texas. Primary threats: large hail and damaging winds. An isolated tornado or two cannot be ruled out. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow across parts of Southwest and Central Texas. Primary threats: hail and strong gusty winds. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1) Marginal Risk of severe weather on Wednesday across parts of the Southern Plains and ArkLaTex. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2) Slight Risk of severe weather on Wednesday across parts of Central and Northeast Texas. Primary threats: large hail and damaging winds.
Tropical Update: Now, for your tropical update. In the Western Pacific, no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the North Indian Ocean (Arabian Sea), no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the North Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal), no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the Southern Hemisphere (South-West Indian Ocean), (#1) Tropical Cyclone Fantala has winds of 175mph, gusting to 210mph, with a pressure of 910mbars. Movement is West-Northwest at 4mph. Expected to weaken to a major category 3 cyclone by tomorrow and continue to weaken through late week. In the Southern Hemisphere (Australian Region), no development is expected over next 5 days. In the Southern Hemisphere (South Pacific), no development is expected over the next 5 days.
Long Range Outlook: As we head into Mid to Late April, expect a continuance in normal to above normal rainfall across the Southeast with an increase in potential for severe weather. Temperatures will range between normal to a slightly below normal.
Weather Word of the Week: Hail Spike. Is an area of reflectivity extending away from the radar immediately behind a thunderstorm with extremely large hail. In an area of large hail, radiation from the radar can bounce from hailstone to hailstone before being reflected back to the radar. The time delay between the backscattered radiation from the storm and the bounced and scattered radiation from the large hail causes the reflectivity from the hail to appear to come from a farther range than the actual storm.
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