Strong winds and heavy rain headed toward Northeast Mississippi

Maybe it is for us, in a weather sense. But, last weekend was a remarkably chilly one with cloudy skies and temperatures for several days that didn’t make it above 60 degrees. The potential is there for all modes of severe weather, including damaging winds, hail and isolated tornadoes.

A second line of potentially damaging storms will cross the MS state line and enter Northwest Alabama around 1 PM to 3 PM, then it will track across I-65 and along I-565 toward Huntsville from 3 PM through 5 PM, then it tracks into Sand Mountain from 4 PM through 6 PM.

As we get later into Saturday night and we are heading into Sunday, the severe storm risk isn’t as high, but that doesn’t mean it will be quiet.

Spring-time storm systems are notoriously hard to predict and some changes to the forecast are likely including a possible increase or decrease in the risk of severe storms. The 7 Stormteam recommends the KPLC weather app along with a NOAA Weather Radio. “The threat of heavier rains of up to 3-5″, with possible flooding, should occur east of Acadiana, into Eastern Louisiana. Southeasterly winds are expected to be strong early in the morning, with gusts up to 90km/h.

We will see plenty of sun on Sunday, but it will be windy and MUCH COOLER!

“Heavy rain and thunderstorms will become likely late in the afternoon and into the evening on Sunday“, Sovine said. This weekend will be dry and mostly sunny.

‘We had 17.5°C on 6 April, so anything within the 17.6°C category average could mean the warmest day of the year so far, ‘ he said.

High: 31 Wind: NE 20-30+. Strong winds from the NW and highs only in the low to mid 60s will make Sunday feel nearly winter-like! Our high temperatures will be in the lower to mid 80s. Care to guess when the next chance of rain will be?