Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 74 and it feels like 74. Highs will continue to range between 88 and 92 with lows between 64 and 72. There is a slight chance of rain today, a slight chance of rain tomorrow, and an 80% chance of PM thunderstorms on Thursday. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 73 and it feels like 73. Todays high is 91 and a low of 72 with a slight chance of rain. Wednesdays high is 90 with a 60% chance of PM 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 for much of the Mid-Missouri and Upper MS Valleys. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1b) Marginal Risk of severe weather today for the Mid-South, Ohio Valley, Central/Northern Appalachians, and Northeast. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2) Slight Risk of severe weather today from the Upper Ohio Valley into parts of the Mid-Atlantic Region and Southern New England. 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 Thursday surrounding the Slight Risk area from Central Wisconsin Westward to Wyoming, Southwest Montana and adjacent Eastern Idaho. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2) Slight Risk of severe weather on Thursday extending from portions of Southern North Dakota and much of Northern South Dakota to Central and Southern Minnesota and West-Central Wisconsin. Primary threats: large hail and damaging winds. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a Day 4 (Friday/Saturday) 15% severe weather risk in the Day 4-8 Outlook from North-Central Kansas, Eastern Nebraska, Northwest Missouri, Western Iowa, Southwest Minnesota, and Southeast South Dakota. This means there is a 15% chance of seeing severe weather within 25 miles of a point.
Now, for your tropical update. In the Atlantic, (#1) A large area of cloudiness and thunderstorms located about 450 miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands is associated with a tropical wave. Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for development, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the next few days while the system moves west-northwestward to northwestward toward the central tropical Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is giving this system a Medium chance, 60%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours, and a High chance, 70%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 5 days. In the Eastern Pacific, (#1) An area of low pressure is forecast to form off the southwest coast of Mexico in a few days. Some subsequent development of this system is possible late in the week while it moves 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, 20%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 5 days. In the Central Pacific, (#1) An area of low pressure, located approximately 900 miles southeast of Hilo, Hawaii, continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Some gradual development is possible during the next few days as the system moves westward over warm waters. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) is giving this system a Low chance, 30%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours. In the Western Pacific, (#1) Tropical Storm Chanthu has winds of 45mph, gusting to 60mph, with a pressure of 990mbars. Movement is North-Northwest at 21mph. Is expected to affect Japan today through tomorrow and dissipate by late week. 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.
