North MS Local Forecast: Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 52 and it feels like 52. Highs will continue to range between 88 and 92 with lows between 63 and 69. There is a slight chance of rain on Saturday. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 53 and it feels like 53. Todays high is 87 with a low of 59. Tuesdays high is 90.
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 (#1) Marginal Risk of severe weather today from the Upper Great Lakes Southward across the Central/Southern Plains and Western Gulf Coast. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2) Slight Risk of severe weather today from the Upper MS Valley Southward across the Central and Southern Plains. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#3) Enhanced Risk of severe weather today across Southwestern Kansas, Western Oklahoma, and West Texas. Primary threats: large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow across the Plains to parts of the Midwest. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2) Slight Risk of severe weather tomorrow across the Central/Southern Plains to Middle MS Valley. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#3a) Enhanced Risk of severe weather tomorrow across the Southern High Plains. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#3b) Enhanced Risk of severe weather tomorrow across the Central High Plains. Primary threats: very large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1) Marginal Risk of severe weather on Wednesday across the Plains to Midwest. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2) Slight Risk of severe weather on Wednesday from the Central Plains to the Middle MS River Valley. Primary threats: large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a Day 4 (Thursday/Friday) 15-30% severe weather risk from West-Central Texas, most of Oklahoma, extreme Northwest Arkansas, Western Missouri, much of Kansas, Southern Nebraska, extreme Southwest Iowa, and extreme Eastern Colorado. This means there is a 15-30% chance of seeing severe weather within 25 miles of a given point. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a Day 5 (Friday/Saturday) 15% severe weather risk from East-Central Texas, East-Central Oklahoma, extreme Northwest Arkansas, Western Missouri, and Eastern Kansas. 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, 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), 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 late May, 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 above normal.
Weather Word of the Week: Hurricane Season. Is the part of the year having a relatively high incidence of tropical cyclones. In the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico, and central North Pacific, the hurricane season is the period from June through November; in the Eastern Pacific, May 15 through November 30. Tropical Cyclones can occur year-round in any basin.
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