WEATHER UPDATE

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: BENTON, CARROLL, CHESTER, CROCKETT, DECATUR, DYER, GIBSON, HAYWOOD, HENDERSON, HENRY, LAKE, HENDERSON, MADISON, OBION, TIPTON AND WEAKLEY.

A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 THIS EVENING FOR LAKE, OBION, WEAKLEY, DYER, GIBSON, LAUDERDALE, TIPTON, HAYWOOD, CROCKETT, MADISON, SHELBY, FAYETTE AND HARDEMAN.  HEAT INDEX READINGS OF 105-109 POSSIBLE.

High pressure over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico will provide a hot and humid southwesterly wind to the Mid-South over the next few days.  A few thunderstorms may develop today from an upper level disturbance to the north.  The chance of showers and thunderstorms will increase by the weekend as a cold front approaches from the north.

Gary Pickens-StormTeam 7 Forecaster

email: gpickens@wbbjtv.com

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