Severe Storm and Major Flood Threat Continues Through Saturday

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update

April 4, 2025

Joel Barnes,

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:

The national weather service confirmed an EF-1 tornado that clipped extreme southeast Hardin County. It was over 400 yards wide and was on the ground for almost 17 miles. It did cross the Tennessee River and did a lot of tree damage. No one was hurt from the tornado that crossed the river right around 5pm Thursday.

9PM UPDATE: The NWS decided to extend the TORNADO WATCH out until 4AM. The watch only includes Lake, Obion, Dyer and Lauderdale counties in West Tennessee.

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The storms will move in this afternoon with the greatest threat coming in after 11pm. The storm threat appears to be higher along the Mississippi River than it is the Tennessee River. The storm environment supports the potential for a few tornadoes , large hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter, and isolated damaging gusts. The potential for damaging winds up to 60 mph will continue tonight as storm clusters spreads east.

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After 11pm in West Tennessee, the storm mode will be more conducive for straight line winds and move though Jackson between Midnight-2am most likely. More severe storms are expected Saturday afternoon and evening but some storms will be off and on during the morning hours as well.

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The atmosphere is still very humid tonight and there is still plenty of energy for storms until Saturday night. Expect an additional 3-6″ of rain for some locations by Sunday morning.

THIS WEEK:

After a stormy day on Sunday, things quieted down on our Monday and will remain quiet until Wednesday afternoon across West Tennessee. Starting Wednesday, the weather is going to take a turn for the worse and stay rough through the weekend. A flood watch is out and more severe weather concerns on Friday and Saturday as well. Please stay weather aware and monitor forecast information as it becomes available this week. On top of the severe storm threat, a major concern for flooding will last through the week into the weekend. Several rounds of storms and heavy rain is forecast from Wednesday evening through Saturday night and could last into Sunday morning. Some areas are expected to see over 10″ of rain during that time frame. Flash flooding as well as river flooding seems highly likely at this time around the region.

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Friday was a very warm and humid day with highs making it into the mid 80s and a heat index of around 90° due to the fact the dew point was around 70°. More clouds are expected to move into later tonight as the storms get closer. Storm will move in after sunset and move quickly to the east tonight. It will remain windy with the winds out of the south and overnight lows will fall down to the upper 60s or low 70s is all tonight.

THE WEEKEND:

Rain and storms are expected on Saturday and probably some severe weather in the afternoon and evening hours. By Saturday, ground in West Tennessee will be extremely saturated and many rivers, creeks and streams will be running high. Any additional rainfall over the weekend will increase the flood threat across West Tennessee. The rain is expected to finally move out early in the day on Sunday. Saturday highs will reach the mid to upper 70s before the front passing during the evening hours. As the front passes Saturday night, Sunday morning lows will fall into the upper 40s for most of us. Highs on Sunday will only reach the low 50s. Sunday night will be cool and we could see a frost Monday morning with morning lows expected to fall down to the upper 30s as of now to kick off next week. The sun may try to come out Sunday afternoon but we should see mostly sunny skies next Monday. The winds will change from the south on Saturday, to the west Saturday night and back to the northwest by Sunday afternoon.

NEXT WEEK:

We are looking at a dry and cool start to next week. The next chance for rain will show up on Thursday and chances are low as of now. Highs on Monday and Tuesday will make it up around 60°. Monday night we could see some frost as morning lows are forecast to be into the mid 30s. Mid to upper 30s are also expected Tuesday night before we start to warm back up on Wednesday. Wednesday highs will make it back up to around 70°. The winds will come out of the north on Monday and Tuesday keeping the temperatures down. The winds will shift back to the southeast on Wednesday starting a warming trend again. Expect water levels to continue to run high as we kick off next week as well.