Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 75 and it feels like 75. Highs will continue to range between 91 and 96 with lows between 68 and 72. There is an 80% chance of thunderstorms today, a 60% chance of scattered thunderstorms tomorrow, and a 60% chance of scattered thunderstorms on Saturday. Some storms could be strong to severe tomorrow. Primary threat: damaging winds. Secondary threats through early weekend: heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 76 and it feels like 76. Todays high is 81 and a low of 70 with a 60% chance of scattered thunderstorms. Fridays high is 90 with a 60% chance of scattered thunderstorms.
Now, for your Severe Weather Update for the Southeast Region. There are no threats of severe weather in the longer range.
Now, for your Nationwide Severe Weather Outlook. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1a) Marginal Risk of severe weather today across the Southern Appalachians into the Mid-Atlantic States. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1b) Marginal Risk of severe weather today from parts of the Northern High Plains into the Central Plains and parts of Northwestern Texas/Central Oklahoma. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2a) Slight Risk of severe weather today for portions of Central Virginia into the Delmarva. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2b) Slight Risk of severe weather today from Southeastern Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle Southward into the Texas Panhandle/Western Oklahoma. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#3) Enhanced Risk of severe weather today for Eastern Colorado and Southwestern Nebraska Southward into Western Kansas/Far Northwestern Oklahoma. 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 for parts of the Mid-Atlantic Region into Long Island New York. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1b) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow for parts of the Southern Plains, Ozark Plateau, and Mid MS Valley. Primary threats: small hail and gusty winds. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1a) Marginal Risk of severe weather on Saturday for parts of the Mid-Atlantic Region. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1b) Marginal Risk of severe weather on Saturday for parts of the Central Plains. Primary threats: small hail and gusty winds.
Now, for your tropical update. In the Atlantic, (#1) A tropical wave accompanied by a broad low pressure system is producing a large area of cloudiness and disorganized shower activity several hundred miles Southeast of the Cape Verde Islands. Some development of this system is possible during the next few days while it moves Westward or West-Northwestward at about 15mph. However, environmental conditions are expected to become less conducive for development early next week when the system is over the Central tropical Atlantic Ocean. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is giving this system a Low chance, 30%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours, and a Medium chance, 40%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 5 days. In the Eastern Pacific, (#1) Tropical Storm Frank has winds of 40mph, gusting to 50mph, with a pressure of 1005mbars. Movement is West-Northwest at 9mph. Is not a threat to land and is expected to dissipate by late today. (#2) Showers and thunderstorms associated with a broad area of low pressure located several hundred miles South of the Southern Tip of the Baja California Peninsula continue to show signs of organization. Environmental conditions appear conducive for additional development of this system, and a tropical depression could form over the weekend while the low moves West-Northwestward at about 10mph. 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 Medium chance, 60%, 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.
