Severe Weather Threat - April 27-29

As we start the last week of April 2014, severe weather threatens the West Tennessee region like it has been annually for several years during late April and early May. You might recall the major floods in the area from 2010, or the largest amount of tornadoes ever recorded on a single day (April 27) in 2011 affecting several states in the Mid-South. Maybe you remember that an EF-2 tornado ravaged parts of Chester county causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage in 2012, and last year, parts of Fayette county and other areas in West Tennessee were dealing with damage to structures, power lines, and roadways from high winds and large hail.

This year is no different. We have a possibility for severe weather across multiple days from today (Sunday) into Monday and even possibly on Tuesday. A closed upper-level low is now moving out of the Rocky Mountains into the Plains where an associated cold front, dry line, and warm front will be features in the forecast. Each one of these features could result in severe weather in West Tennessee.

I, and the other members of the VIPIR 7 Storm Team, will continue to update our social media outlets on Facebook and Twitter. We'll also continue to keep our website updated with videos and forecast discussions to the best that we can. Make sure to keep your NOAA Weather Radio on so that you have access to receive these alerts in case of power loss. We'll break into local programming on WBBJ-TV as usual in case widespread severe weather occurs or if a tornado warning has been issued for counties in our viewing area.

Stay safe and stay alert!