Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 66 and it feels like 66. Highs will continue to range between 88 and 93 with lows between 64 and 69. There is a slight chance of rain today. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 69 and it feels like 69. Todays high is 89 and a low of 68 with a slight chance of rain. Fridays high is 88 with a slight chance of rain.
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 (#1) Marginal Risk of severe weather today extending from the Upper MS Valley/Upper Great Lakes Region South-Southwestward to the Rio Grande. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2) Slight Risk of severe weather today covering a large portion of the Central/Southern Plains and parts of the Mid and Lower Missouri Valley. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#3a) Enhanced Risk of severe weather today across portions of Western and Central Texas. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#3b) Enhanced Risk of severe weather today across the Nebraska/Kansas Vicinity. Primary threats: large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1a) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow across parts of New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1b) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow across parts of the Great Plains, ArkLaTex, and Mid Missouri Valley outside of the Slight Risk area. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2) Slight Risk of severe weather tomorrow across parts of the Southern Plains and ArkLaTex. Primary threats: large hail, damaging winds, and a few isolated tornadoes. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1) Marginal Risk of severe weather on Saturday across parts of the Southern Plains, ArkLaTex, Ozarks, and Lower Missouri Valley. Primary threats: large hail and damaging winds.
Now, for your tropical update. In the Atlantic, (#1) Cloudiness and showers over the Western Atlantic Ocean a few hundred miles Northeast of the Bahamas are associated with a newly formed area of low pressure. Environmental conditions are expected to gradually become more conducive for development, and a tropical or subtropical cyclone could form on Friday or Saturday. The low is forecast to move slowly West-Northwestward or Northwestward and approach the Southeastern United States over the weekend. The next Special Tropical Weather Outlook on this disturbance will be issued by 9am EDT on Thursday. For additional information on this system, see High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is giving this disturbance a Low chance, 30%, 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 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.