With the center of what will become Tropical Depression Cristobal moving just west of the Mid-South, we are watching for potential impacts from this system on Monday and Tuesday.
The newest NHC path shows Cristobal weakening to a topical depression as it moves up the state of Louisiana and then into Arkansas. This track pushes it close enough to the Mid-South that we will could potentially have impacts from this system.
The First Alert Weather team is tracking a complex system of showers and storms north of the Mid-South that is expected to roll into the region this afternoon and evening and provide strong to severe storms across parts of the area.
Currently churning over the Yucatan Peninsula, Cristobal has been downgraded to a Tropical Depression due in part to the storm being impacted by the land.
NOAA explains that the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season, there is a 60% chance of an above-average season, a 30% chance of a near-normal season and a 10% chance of ra below-normal season. The next update to the predictions from NOAA will come in early August.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 10 p.m. for the northern half of the Mid-South, including the city of Memphis and Shelby County. It includes all of west Tennessee, far northeastern Arkansas and the far northern counties in Mississippi.
A cold front will bring the potential for a few strong to severe storms across parts of the Mid-South. With locations north of I-40 having the greatest risk to see any severe weather.
The active spring pattern looks to continue as we track our next storm system that will roll into the Mid-South late Friday into the morning hours on Saturday.
April is one of the busiest times for storms across the southeast and the First Alert Weather team is again tracking the potential for strong to severe storms this evening and overnight.
One of the violent EF-4 tornadoes that touched down in South Mississippi on Easter has been given an official width of at least 2 miles. That report is according to surveys conducted by the National Weather Service out of Jackson, Mississippi.
April is one of the busiest times for storms across the Southeast and meteorologist across the Deep South are preparing for more severe weather that will roll into the region this weekend.
The severe weather risk for the Mid-South continues to lower but we are not out of the woods just yet. A few strong thunderstorms are possible with gusty winds, hail and even a tornado cannot be ruled out.
It is a unique time across the county with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and now the potential for severe storms, many people are wondering how to safely seek shelter during these usual times.
The WMC Action News 5 First Alert Weather team is tracking the potential for strong to severe storms across the Mid-South on Easter. With the growing threat for severe storms, we have declared tomorrow a First Alert Weather Day.
The WMC Action News 5 First Alert Weather team is tracking the potential for strong to severe storms across the Mid-South this Wednesday evening into the early morning hours on Thursday.
This years forecast from CSU calls for 2020 to be a rather active season. This includes a forecast for 16 named tropical storms, 8 of them becoming hurricanes, and four of those storms reaching the destructive “major” hurricane category.
A cold front to our west will roll into the Mid-South around 4 pm and continue producing showers and storms through midnight tonight, starting in Eastern Arkansas and then moving into West Tennessee and North Mississippi.
More than $1 million in disaster loans have been approved by the U. S. Small Business Administration for Tennessee businesses and residents with losses resulting from the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding March 3, 2020.
There will be a chance for strong to severe thunderstorms in the Mid-South late Thursday night into early Friday morning. As a cold front pushes into the area, it will interact with a warm, unstable air mass.
The last full moon of winter is going to occur Monday night. March’s supermoon, called the Super Worm Moon, will be the second closest of the three full supermoons of 2020.
Many in the Music City are still recovering after tornadoes hit middle Tennessee. City leaders plan to give another update concerning the recovery efforts Nashville has made so far.
While the Shelby County Election Commission reports no major issues with voting Tuesday, in Nashville some precincts had to be consolidated because of the tornado and polls opened late.
On Feb. 5, 2008, we were under the gun here in the Mid-South. There was a huge and deadly tornado outbreak not only for us in the Mid-South but also for much of the southern United States. This outbreak is known as the “Super Tuesday Outbreak."
The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency declared a level three state of emergency for Tennessee after deadly tornadoes ripped through Nashville and Cookeville early Tuesday morning.
Homeowners can use MSBOC online resources at www.msboc.us to check the license status of the contractor they plan to hire, and to get tips on wise repair and improvement choices.
