North MS Local Forecast: Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 67 and it feels like 67. Highs will continue to range between 89 and 97 with lows between 62 and 71. There is a slight chance of rain on Wednesday, and an 80% chance of thunderstorms on Thursday. Few storms could be strong to severe Wednesday through Thursday. Primary threats: large hail and damaging winds. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 70 and it feels like 70. Todays high is 90 with a low of 67. Tuesdays high is 91.
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 over parts of Northeast to Northern New England. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1b) Marginal Risk of severe weather today over the Southern High Plains to parts of the Upper Midwest. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2) Slight Risk of severe weather today over the Northern/Central Great Plains. Primary threats: large hail and damaging winds. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1a) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow across the Central/Northeastern Gulf Coast into Northern portions of the Florida Peninsula. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1b) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow from the Upper MS Valley/Western Great Lakes Southwestward into the Central and Southern Plains. Primary threats: large hail and damaging winds. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1a) Marginal Risk of severe weather on Wednesday across portions of Southern Texas into Southeastern New Mexico. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1b) Marginal Risk of severe weather on Wednesday from the Central Great Lakes into the Mid MS Valley. Primary threats: large hail and damaging winds.
Tropical Update: Now, for your tropical update. In the Atlantic, (#1) Tropical Depression Bonnie has winds of 30mph, gusting to 40mph, with a pressure of 1011mbars. Movement is Northeast at 3mph. Is expected to rain out and dissipate by tomorrow. In the Eastern Pacific, (#1) A low pressure area located about 950 miles Southwest of the Southern Tip of the Baja California Peninsula continues to produce disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity. Environmental conditions are not expected to be conducive for significant development while the low meanders slowly during the next few days. This system could be absorbed around midweek by a developing disturbance located several hundred miles to the East. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is giving this system a Low chance, 10%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours, and a Low chance, 10%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 5 days. (#2) An area of showers and thunderstorms has developed about 950 miles South-Southeast of the Southern Tip of the Baja California Peninsula. Environmental conditions are forecast to be generally conducive for gradual development of this disturbance as it moves slowly Westward or West-Northwestward. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is giving this system a Low chance, 0%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours, and a Low chance, 30%, 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: Isolated. Is a National Weather Service (NWS) convective precipitation descriptor for a 10 percent chance of measurable precipitation (0.01 inch). Isolated is used interchangeably with few.
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