Category: tornado

Storms likely Sunday evening – widespread high wind possible

March 14, 2026

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Erik Proseus

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damaging wind, severe thunderstorms, severe weather, tornado, Uncategorized

The next round of severe storms arrives Sunday evening with the potential for widespread damaging wind, and possibly hail or tornadoes.
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Storm Prediction Center convective outlooks to add intensity potential

March 1, 2026

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Erik Proseus

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severe thunderstorms, severe weather, SPC, tornado

Intensity information is being added to SPC convective weather outlooks this spring. What does that mean and why should I care?
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One more severe weather day on Tuesday

May 19, 2025

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, severe thunderstorms, tornado

One more day of potential severe weather is forecast on Tuesday. All hazards will be on the table – be aware!
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Recap of Severe Weather and Flooding Event – April 2-5, 2025

April 12, 2025

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Erik Proseus

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event recap, NWS, outbreak, severe thunderstorms, tornado

Recapping an historic sequence of heavy rain and severe storm events in early April 2025.
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More severe weather and flooding threats into the weekend

April 1, 2025

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Erik Proseus

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flash flood, flooding, heavy rain, severe thunderstorms, tornado

Severe weather returns to the Mid-South, followed by a prolonged flood threat that lasts into the weekend
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10 reasons why tornadoes in Dixie Alley are more dangerous than Tornado Alley

March 12, 2025

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Erik Proseus

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dixie alley, severe thunderstorms, severe weather, tornado, tornado warnings

Tornado Alley may be the Hollywood backdrop for tornado action. But Dixie Alley tornadoes are more dangerous than their Plains counterparts.
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Saturday severe weather threat increases

February 15, 2025

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Erik Proseus

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damaging wind, severe thunderstorms, tornado

Severe thunderstorms appear likely later this afternoon into the evening. Damaging wind and tornadoes are the main threats.
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Recap of the March 31, 2023 tornado outbreak in the Memphis area

April 6, 2023

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Erik Proseus

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event recap, severe thunderstorms, tornado

A severe weather outbreak, producing multiple strong tornadoes from a small handful of supercell thunderstorms, affected the Memphis region on the evening of March 31-April 1. A total of 14 tornadoes touched down in the Memphis County Warning Area (CWA), which encompasses west TN, northeast AR, the Missouri bootheel, and north Mississippi. Three of these…
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Details on severe weather threat for Friday evening (March 24)

March 24, 2023

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, severe thunderstorms, tornado

A severe weather outbreak is expected late this afternoon and evening across the Lower Mississippi Valley. The Memphis metro is on the northern edge of where the strongest storms will be possible. This blog post will go into the details, and is effective as of 11:30am Friday. Note that the severe weather outlook graphic (embedded…
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Perspective on the 35th anniversary of the West Memphis tornado

December 14, 2022

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Erik Proseus

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flooding, meteorology, snow, tornado, weather history

A historical recap of a a deadly tornado that struck West Memphis, AR just before Christmas in 1987
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Easter Sunday severe weather potential – prepare today

April 11, 2020

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, severe thunderstorms, tornado

UPDATED: 5:30pm Saturday, April 11, 2020 Severe weather season is clearly underway and we are facing another threat of severe storms on Sunday. While beautiful weather is in place today, and a cool, dry airmass returns for Monday and much of next week, Mother Nature has other plans for tomorrow. Overview Southerly wind and increasing…
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Severe storms likely early Saturday morning – what to expect

January 10, 2020

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Erik Proseus

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damaging wind, severe thunderstorms, tornado

[ Updated at 5:00PM – timing of storms, increasing flooding risk, updated graphics ] A surface low pressure system with a connecting cold front is situated over north central Texas and southern Oklahoma. This low will deepen and dig toward Arkansas Friday night before it begins lifting out toward the northeast. Most of the models…
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Severe storms rumble through the Mid-South early Monday

October 21, 2019

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Erik Proseus

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commentary, severe thunderstorms, tornado, tornado warnings

A squall line of strong to severe storms moved quickly through the Mid-South, including the Memphis metropolitan area, as rush hour began Monday morning. A Tornado Watch was issued shortly after 3am for most of the metro as two lines moved through western and central AR. Just before 6am, the first Tornado Warning was issued…
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Severe Weather Awareness 2018: Tornado Safety

February 28, 2018

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Erik Proseus

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education, safety tips, severe weather, SWAW, tornado

The El Reno, OK EF-3 tornado of May 31, 2013, taken from about one mile away by storm chaser Nick Hellums. Tornadoes are violent columns of rotating air that are produced by severe thunderstorms. Weak tornadoes produce wind of 65-85 mph, while the strongest (such as the Moore, OK tornado of May 2013), produce wind…
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Morning update on today’s severe weather timing and threats

February 24, 2018

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Erik Proseus

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severe thunderstorms, tornado

Here is the latest information as of 10:30am Saturday on our severe weather threat for today. Synopsis A developing low pressure area will move across Missouri and into the Ohio Valley, dragging a cold front through the Mid-South. Ahead of the front, the atmosphere is destabilizing due to warm, moist air. Temperatures are expected to…
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Remnants of Cindy to pass over the Mid-South Friday

June 21, 2017

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Erik Proseus

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flooding, forecast discussion, severe thunderstorms, tornado, tropical

We’ve been keeping a close eye on (potential, then actual) Tropical Storm Cindy in the Gulf of Mexico the past few days. For the first time in several years, the remnants of a former tropical system are set to pass directly over the Mid-South. First, here is the latest forecast track of Cindy (click any…
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Storm recap: wind damage in Bartlett, TN Sunday morning (4/30/2017)

May 4, 2017

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Erik Proseus

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damaging wind, event recap, severe thunderstorms, tornado

As many folks were in worship services this past Sunday morning, a series of storms moved across the metro with high wind and torrential rain. Two in particular hit portions of Bartlett very hard with severe winds. To set the stage, a great deal of rain fell over the previous week, including over 3 inches…
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Wednesday evening severe weather update: overnight and Thursday

March 30, 2016

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Erik Proseus

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severe thunderstorms, tornado

The Memphis metro is under a Tornado Watch until 3am. Though the tornado threat in the immediate metro is low, it is not zero, as storms that move into the region will encounter a very dynamic wind environment with strong low level wind blowing at highway speeds and a favorable upper level jet stream that…
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Tornadoes behind, floods ahead as 2016 arrives cool and dry

January 1, 2016

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Erik Proseus

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event recap, flooding, mississippi river, tornado

Happy New Year Mid-South! Today’s blog looks back at details of the twin violent tornadoes that struck north MS, including Holly Springs in the far southeast metro, some statistics on the year that was, and looks ahead to an unusual river flooding event for this time of year. Mississippi Twisters With a primed atmosphere in place,…
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Tuesday evening update on severe weather expected Wednesday

December 22, 2015

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, severe thunderstorms, tornado, video

Here’s the latest on tomorrow’s severe weather potential as of 7:30pm Tuesday night. Take 11 minutes to watch and get all the information you need to prepare, then another 10-15 minutes to take those preparation steps tonight. Severe weather is LIKELY tomorrow. As mentioned in the video, be sure to check out StormWatch+ in the…
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