Twin States Weather Blog

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

* The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for much of central Mississippi and Alabama until 10:00 pm tonight. Here are the counties in our area that are included:

MISSISSIPPI
Attala
Clarke
Jasper
Kemper
Lauderdale
Leake
Neshoba
Newton
Noxubee
Scott
Smith
Winston

ALABAMA
Greene
Hale
Marengo
Pickens
Sumter

* The overwhelming threat today will be large hail. We've already received reports of 1.25" diameter hail in Starkville today, with more hail along U.S. Highway 45 south of Columbus.

* Afternoon sounding from 1 pm in Jackson has arrived. Here are some of the indices:

CAPE: 402
SRH: 151
EHI: 0.38
LI: -3.2

These numbers are not overwhelming, but the atmosphere has destabilized more since then. Also, the cap continues to weaken and has broken across north central Mississippi.

* We'll keep you posted...

posted by WTOK Weather Staff @ 3:30 PM