Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 76 and it feels like 76. Highs will continue to range between 92 and 98 with lows between 73 and 75. There is a 60% chance of PM thunderstorms today, a 60% chance of scattered thunderstorms tomorrow, a 60% chance of scattered thunderstorms on Friday, a 60% chance of PM thunderstorms next Tuesday, a slight chance of rain next Wednesday, a 50% chance of AM thunderstorms next Thursday, and a 50% chance of scattered thunderstorms next Friday. Few strong to severe storms are possible today through Friday mainly during the afternoon/evening hours. Main threats: damaging winds and localized flash flooding. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 75 and it feels like 75. Todays high is 91 and a low of 75 with a 60% chance of scattered thunderstorms. Thursday 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 across parts of the Intermountain West and Northern Rockies. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1b) Marginal Risk of severe weather today across parts of the Southern and Central Plains, Ozarks, Tennessee Valley, and Gulf Coast States. Main threats: large hail and damaging winds. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1a) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow across the Southeast States. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1b) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow from the Great Basin/Northern Rockies to the Upper Midwest. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2) Slight Risk of severe weather tomorrow across the Northern Plains. Main threats: large hail, damaging winds, and a few isolated tornadoes. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1a) Marginal Risk of severe weather on Friday across the Southeast States/Florida Peninsula. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1b) Marginal Risk of severe weather on Friday from the Central High Plains to the Upper Great Lakes. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2) Slight Risk of severe weather on Friday across the Upper Midwest/Upper MS River Valley. Main threats: large hail, damaging winds, and a few isolated tornadoes.
Now, for your tropical update. In the Atlantic, no development is expected over the next few days. In the Eastern Pacific, (#1) an area of low pressure centered about 550 miles South-Southwest of the Southern Tip of the Baja California Peninsula is producing widespread showers and thunderstorms. Strong upper-level winds are currently inhibiting the development of this low. However, only a small decrease in those winds should result in the formation of a tropical depression during the next day or so. The system is forecast to move toward the West-Northwest or Northwest at about 10mph. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is giving this system a High chance, 80%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours, and a High chance, 90%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 5 days. In the Central Pacific, no development is expected over the next several days. In the Western Pacific, (#1) Typhoon Halola has winds of 85mph, gusting to 105mph, with a pressure of 983mbars. Movement is West-Northwest at 12mph. Is expected to intensify into a category 2 typhoon later today and affect Japan by the weekend. 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), no development is expected over the next 5 days.
