North MS Local Forecast: Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 69 and it feels like 69. Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 8am this morning for Northeast MS. Visibility: a quarter mile or less. Highs will continue to range between 87 and 98 with lows between 59 and 73. There is a slight chance of rain today. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 68 and it feels like 68. Todays high is 91 with a low of 65. Tuesdays high is 89.
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 across parts of the Central/Southern Rockies into Kansas. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1b) Marginal Risk of severe weather today across parts of the Ohio Valley Region. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1c) Marginal Risk of severe weather today from Florida to Far Southeast North Carolina. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2) Slight Risk of severe weather today across portions of Northern/Central Florida into Southern Georgia and extreme Southern South Carolina. Primary threats: large hail, damaging winds, and a few isolated tornadoes. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1a) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow across much of Central Oregon and Far Northern California. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1b) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow across much of Central Florida. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1c) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow across much of New England. Primary threats: large hail and damaging winds. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1) Marginal Risk of severe weather on Wednesday from Northeastern Oregon into Western Montana. Primary threat: gusty winds. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a Day 6 (Saturday/Sunday) 15% severe weather risk in the Day 4-8 outlook from extreme Southeast Michigan, Northeast portion of Ohio, Northern West Virginia, extreme Northern Virginia, parts of Maryland, much of Pennsylvania, and Southwest portion of New York State. This means there is a 15% chance of seeing severe weather within 25 miles of a given point.
Tropical Update: Now, for your tropical update. In the Atlantic, (#1) Tropical Storm Colin has winds of 50mph, gusting to 60mph, with a pressure of 1004mbars. Movement is North-Northeast at 14mph. Expected to make landfall on the Florida Panhandle by late today/early tomorrow morning. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Indian Pass, Florida to Englewood, Florida and from Altamaha Sound, Georgia to Sebastian Inlet, Florida. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect from North of Altamaha Sound, Georgia to South Santee River, South Carolina. In the Eastern Pacific, (#1) An area of low pressure located about 1200 miles Southwest of the Southern Tip of the Baja California Peninsula continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Development, if any, of this system should be slow to occur while the system moves Westward during the next day or two before environmental conditions become less conducive. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is giving this system a Low chance, 20%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours, and a Low chance, 20%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 5 days. (#2) Disorganized cloudiness and showers located a few hundred miles South of Acapulco, Mexico, are associated with an elongated area of low pressure. Some gradual development of this system is possible during the next couple of days while it moves slowly Northeastward. Regardless of development, locally heavy rains are likely through Tuesday over portions of Southern Mexico and Guatemala. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is giving this system a Low chance, 20%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours, and a Low chance, 20%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during 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), 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), 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 early June, 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: Drought. Is a deficiency of moisture that results in adverse impacts on people, animals, or vegetation over a sizable area. NOAA together with its partners provides short- and long-term Drought Assessments.
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