Severe Weather Risk for the Night of Sunday, April 19th

3:30 p.m. - 

Rain showers and a few thunderstorms are moving northeast across West Tennessee. There are a few pockets of isolated heavy rain but these storms are NOT associated with the main threat for severe weather today which will arrive tonight. In fact, you can expect a nice sunset soon as clouds are continuing to disappear in the southwest Tennessee sky right now.

There is a slight to enhanced risk for severe weather in West Tennessee. 

It will be dry to end the daylight hours but between 8pm and 9pm, a line of thunderstorms will be moving over the Mississippi River heading east into West Tennessee. It should be in the vicinity of Jackson around 10 or 11pm. Most of West Tennessee will just get some gusty winds and heavy rain, but a few of these storms could be or become severe as they cross the Mississippi River. The main threat from any storms that become severe will be from damaging straight-line winds and large hail. There's the outside chance for a tornado to occur in the Mid-South though the probability is low. 

In any event, make sure your weather radios are on and that you have some way of getting severe weather information. If you're on social media (and chances are that that's how you found this blog) then follow the VIPIR 7 Storm Team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for updates. The Twitter page is the most reliable source for real-time weather update information.

Quick Notes

• Expect a nice sunset
• Line of thunderstorms will move through West Tennessee from 8p-1a
• Most of West Tennessee will at least get gusty wind and rain
• A few severe thunderstorms are possible with the threat of straight-line winds (+60mph) and large hail
• Tornadoes are possible but unlikely

Stay weather aware!