Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 63 and it feels like 63. Highs will continue to range between 70 and 77 with lows between 41 and 59. There is a 100% chance of thunderstorms today, and an 80% chance of thunderstorms on Sunday. Some storms could be strong to severe today. Primary threats: damaging winds, large hail, and a few isolated tornadoes. Dr. Forbes, the severe weather expert at Weather Channel, is giving MS a TOR:CON (Tornado Condition Index) of 4 for today. This means there is a Moderate chance, 40%, of seeing a tornado within 50 miles of a given point. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 63 and it feels like 62. Todays high is 68 and a low of 41 with a 100% chance of thunderstorms with South-Southwest winds at 20-30mph with gusts to 40mph. Fridays high is 67.
Now, for your Severe/Winter Weather Update for the Southeast Region. There could be a threat of severe weather around March 27th-28th, around March 30th-31st, and around April 7th-8th.
Now, for your Nationwide Severe Weather Outlook. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1) Marginal Risk of severe weather today surrounding the Slight Risk area from the Central Gulf Coast into the Lower Great Lakes Region. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2) Slight Risk of severe weather today across parts of MS/Alabama Northward into the Tennessee Valley. Primary threats: damaging winds, large hail, and a few isolated tornadoes. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow from Florida to the Carolinas/Coastal Mid-Atlantic States. Primary threats: large hail and damaging winds. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1a) Marginal Risk of severe weather Saturday across the South-Central Plains. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1b) Marginal Risk of severe weather Saturday across the Central Gulf Coast. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1c) Marginal Risk of severe weather Saturday across the Florida Peninsula. Primary threats: large hail and damaging winds. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a Day 4 (Sunday/Monday) 15% severe weather probability for North MS, Northern Alabama, Northeast Arkansas, Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois, extreme Southern Indiana, Western Kentucky, and Western/Central Tennessee.
Now, for your tropical update. 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.