Severe Weather Expected Sunday Evening
There is a moderate risk for severe storms Sunday afternoon and evening according to the Storm Prediction Center. The National Weather Service issued the following Hazardous Weather Outlook: THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR ALL OF THE MIDSOUTH. A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EVENT WILL UNFOLD LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN ARKANSAS. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE EVENING…REACHING THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY IN THE EARLY OVERNIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS…TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. THE GREATEST TORNADO RISK AREA INCLUDES THE MEMPHIS METRO AREA…AND THE EASTERN ARKANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI DELTA. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING AND FOR MOST OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
