8:50am – Madison County’s average rainfall for the month of June is 5.19″. Below is a distribution map of rainfall around the county from the CoCoRaHS rainfall network.
7:00am – An outflow boundary from t’storms in the plains has pushed into the Mid-MS Valley. Showers and t’storms are the result. They will be affecting our area this morning. The clouds and rains this morning could stablize the atmosphere enough to reduce the chance of severe weather later today when the cold front to the north moves into our region. Stay abreast of the latest forecast today.
From the NWS, 4:06am,
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE MIDSOUTH TODAY…PROVIDING A
SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM
CLARKSDALE TO IUKA MISSISSIPPI LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL…ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY BE POSSIBLE.
From the NWS:
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE MIDSOUTH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING…PROVIDING A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
THE ENTIRE MIDSOUTH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL.
6:55am – Isolated thunderstorms which developed in the heat of the day on Tuesday deposited 1.14″ of rain on Huntingdon and 1.01″ in Lexington. In SE West TN, Savannah airport received 0.20″.
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