Parts of the Mid-South in line for severe weather this afternoon

At 11:30am, the Storm Prediction Center added parts of the Memphis metro to their Slight Risk zone for the possibility of severe weather, mainly for damaging wind and hail chances this afternoon.  An hour later, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch was issued for north and central Mississippi and southeast Arkansas.

Convective Outlook – Wednesday, May 30. Slight Risk for MEM and points southwest

Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 7pm for much of north/central MS and southeast AR

Regional radar shows an area of thunderstorms, a few of which are severe warned in southeast AR, moving east into the watch box. Some of these thunderstorms could affect the immediate metro area by mid-afternoon, though the strongest storms will affect north MS, potentially including the metro counties.

Stay with MemphisWeather.net via social media for the latest developments as we nowcast throughout the afternoon.  In addition, be sure to download the MWN mobile apps for Android and iPhone and then upgrade within the app to add StormWatch+ for personalized push notification weather alerts for your specific location. All links can be found below.

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