North MS Local Forecast: Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 74 and it feels like 74. Highs will continue to range between 92 and 98 with lows between 65 and 73. There is a 50% chance of PM thunderstorms today, and an 80% chance of AM thunderstorms tomorrow. Few storms could be strong to possibly severe today. Primary threats: small hail and damaging winds. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 77 and it feels like 77. Todays high is 94 and a low of 72 with a 40% chance of PM thunderstorms. Tuesdays high is 93 with a 30% chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Severe Weather Update (Southeast Region): Now, for your Severe Weather Update for the Southeast Region. There are no threats of severe weather in the longer range.
Severe Weather Outlook (Nationwide): Now, for your Nationwide Severe Weather Outlook. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1a) Marginal Risk of severe weather today from the Southern and Central Appalachians through the Tennessee Valley and Northern part of the Central Gulf Coast States to ArkLaTex Region. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1b) Marginal Risk of severe weather today surrounding the Slight Risk area across the Central High Plains into the Central Plains to Northwest Oklahoma. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2) Slight Risk of severe weather today from Southeast Wyoming and West/Southwest Nebraska through Northeast/Eastern Colorado into Western Kansas. Primary threats: large hail and damaging winds. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1a) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow from Western New England and Eastern New York South-Southwestward into Virginia and Central North Carolina. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1b) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow across parts of the Central and Northern Plains into the Central Rockies outside of the Slight Risk area. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2) Slight Risk of severe weather tomorrow across parts of the Central and Northern High Plains. Primary threats: large hail and damaging winds. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1a) Marginal Risk of severe weather on Wednesday across parts of New England. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1b) Marginal Risk of severe weather on Wednesday across parts of the Northern and Central Plains. Primary threats: hail and strong gusty winds.
Tropical Update: Now, for your tropical update. In the Atlantic, no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the Eastern Pacific, no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the Central Pacific, no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the Western Pacific, no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the North Indian Ocean (Arabian Sea), (#1) Tropical Cyclone Two has winds of 40mph, gusting to 50mph, with a pressure of 996mbars. Movement is West at 9mph. Is expected to remain a tropical storm and dissipate by mid to late week. No threat to land. 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), no development is expected over the next 5 days. 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 late June/early July, expect a continuance in normal to slightly above normal rainfall across the Southeast with still some potential for severe weather. Temperatures will range between normal to a slightly above normal.
Weather Word of the Week: Popcorn Convective. Is slang for showers and thunderstorms that form on a scattered basis with little or no apparent organization, usually during the afternoon in response to diurnal heating. Individual thunderstorms typically are of the type sometimes referred to as air-mass thunderstorms: they are small, short-lived, very rarely severe, and they almost always dissipate near or just after sunset.
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