Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 76 and it feels like 76. Highs will continue to range between 85 and 94 with lows between 70 and 72. There is a 90% chance of scattered thunderstorms today, a 60% chance of scattered thunderstorms tomorrow, a 60% chance of scattered thunderstorms on Thursday, a 50% chance of scattered thunderstorms on Friday, a 50% chance of AM thunderstorms on Saturday, a slight chance of rain on Sunday, a slight chance of rain next Monday, a slight chance of rain next Tuesday, a slight chance of rain next Wednesday, and a 50% chance of scattered thunderstorms. Some storms could be strong to severe today. Main threats: large hail, damaging winds, heavy rain, and localized flash flooding. An isolated tornado or two cannot be ruled out. Dr. Greg Forbes, severe weather expert at The Weather Channel, is giving North MS a 2-3 on TOR:CON (Tornado Condition Index) for today. This means there is a 20-30% chance of seeing a tornado within 50 miles of a given point. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 75 and it feels like 75. Todays high is 86 and a low of 69 with a 40% chance of AM thunderstorms. Wednesday high is 89 with a 60% chance of scattered thunderstorms.
Now, for your Severe Weather Update for the Southeast Region. There is no threat of organized or significant severe weather in the long range.
Now, for your Nationwide Severe Weather Outlook. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1a) Marginal Risk of severe weather today for Central/Southern Arizona. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1b) Marginal Risk of severe weather today over the Central/Eastern States. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2a) Slight Risk of severe weather today across the Northern Plains/Black Hills. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2b) Slight Risk of severe weather today from the Ohio Valley/Deep South to Mid-Atlantic. Main threats will be large hail and damaging winds. An isolated tornado or two cannot be ruled out. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1a) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow across the Northern High Plains. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1b) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow from the Mid MS Valley into the Tennessee Valley. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1c) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow across parts of the Northeastern U.S. Main threats will be large hail and damaging winds. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1) Marginal Risk of severe weather on Thursday from the Central Plains to Southern Appalachians. Main threats will be large hail and damaging winds.
Now, for your tropical update. In the Atlantic, no development is expected over the next 5-10 days. In the Eastern Pacific, no development is expected over the next 5-10 days. In the Central Pacific, no development is expected over the next several days. In the Western Pacific, (#1) Tropical Depression has winds of 35mph, gusting to 45mph, with a pressure of 1004mbars. Could become a very powerful typhoon during the next several days. In the North Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal), 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 Southern Hemisphere (South Pacific Region), (#1) Tropical Depression Seventeen-F has winds of 35mph, gusting to 45mph, with a pressure of 1002mbars.