Twin States Weather Blog

*There have been over 300 reports of severe hail across the nation today! A moderate risk continues in extreme northern Mississippi, with a slight risk continuing for the northern half of the WTOK viewing area.

*An impressive line of severe thunderstorms currently extends across the state of Tennessee into Arkansas. This line has haid NUMEROUS reports of large hail, ranging upwards of two inches in some areas! Within the past couple of hours, the line has also shown some signs of "bowing" outward, which is a red flag for damaging winds. The line should begin to move southward towards Mississippi. As the storms approach the WTOK viewing area, they should begin to slowly weaken. While we should only see a few isolated to widely scattered severe storms, I would not be surprised if parts of the area (mainly the northern half) are placed under a severe weather watch later tonight.

*At this time, it looks like the greatest risk of seeing severe weather will be in the northern and western parts of the viewing area, with the main time frame being after midnight. One good thing coming out of this system is that we will all see some rain again. Several locations saw 1-2" last weekend, but some areas saw very little. We still need more rain and it looks like we will get it.

*Chris will have a full update and forecast tonight at 10, and I'll continue to post updates on the blog as needed.