Buckle up, it is going to be another wild ride of weather over the next several days.
First off, we have an enhanced risk for severe weather this afternoon/evening with the potential of strong thunderstorms, along with heavy rainfall and a high risk of flooding in spots.
A TORNADO WATCH is now in effect until 10 pm for most of the Mid-South. A watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms that may produce tornadoes. Now is the time to make sure you have a safety plan with your family and be ready to move to shelter should a warning be issued.
The severe threat will ramp up this afternoon and evening, especially after 4pm. The greatest threat of severe storms (hail, damaging winds, tornadoes) will extend up through the Delta to I-40 and eastward from there. A significant tornado (EF2+) or two can’t be ruled out.
There is a FLOOD WATCH in effect for all of the Mid-South.
Rain will be fairly persistent, especially north of I-40. We are expecting an additional 2-5″ inches of rainfall, with locally higher amounts. Our soils are already saturated, so that means the rainfall will run off and potentially cause some major flooding issues on Saturday.
Once the rain clears Saturday night, we will turn cold and breezy on Sunday.
Even colder air will make its way into the Mid-South around Wednesday – Thursday next week.
Along with that, a storm system will likely sling some moisture over the cold air and produce wintry weather in the area Tuesday night into Wednesday. Now, this is going to be a complex system, an may be a messy mixed bag of precipitation (rain, snow, sleet) over the Mid-South. Stay tuned over the next few days as we begin to iron out those finer details.
Our Weather Experts will be in the Severe Weather Center around the clock tracking the storms in our area.
- WREG.com will help you keep your family safe with the most current information.
- We will have special team coverage as the storms roll through on Saturday.
- And we will have extended team coverage when the snow hits.
