Local News

Marginal severe-storm risk for parts of Mississippi, Tennessee, National Weather Service says

The National Weather Service in Memphis, Tennessee, said in a 6 a.m. CDT forecast update that a marginal risk — 1 of 5 — for severe thunderstorms is in effect today for portions of northeast Mississippi and west Tennessee along the Tennessee River.

The agency said the main threat is damaging winds, with a low chance of a brief tornado.

An isolated flooding risk is also in place because of heavy rainfall, the NWS said.

Source: Original Article

Jon Ross Myers

Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *