Updated Forecast for Columbus Day

As expected, most of West Tennessee has been upgraded to a moderate risk for severe weather today with a chance for damaging winds, tornadoes, and large hail today and tonight. Damaging winds will be the likeliest threat with severe thunderstorms forming along the squall line.

Storms will be crossing into the Mississippi River Valley close to just after noon today. Be weather aware when you're heading home on the commute or picking up the kids from school! I wouldn't advise travel during the time frames you see listed in the image below for those areas. Make sure to watch WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News MidDay (ABC at 11:30) and Noon (CBS at 12:00) with Forecaster Gary Pickens as we track the storms.

(Thanks to the National Weather Service in Memphis for this graphic)