Tornado Watch Until 10 AM – April 15, 2011

Claiborne, Coahoma, Desoto, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Itawamba, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Leflore, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Union, Warren, Washington, Webster, Yalobusha, Yazoo. Madison Parish, Louisiana is also listed in the watch area. A line of severe thunderstorms will be crossing locations west of a line from Tallulah, Louisiana to Winona, Mississippi this morning. Initially… The primary threat with these severe storms will be damaging winds of 70 mph and hail to the size of half dollars. This line should gradually break up during the mid morning hours with a risk of severe weather continuing and including tornadoes, damaging winds of 75 mph and hail to the size of golf balls is possible. The main risk should shift to the southeast during the midday hours and end completely before mid afternoon as a cold front sweeps through the area. Your detailed morning forecast shows a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms with the temps an humidity rising pretty rapidly throughout the morning. At 6 am… Mostly cloudy, 70. South winds around 14 mph. At 7 am… Mostly cloudy, 69. South winds around 14 mph. At 8 am… Mostly cloudy, 72. South winds around 15 mph. At 9 am… Mostly cloudy, 75. South winds around 16 mph. At 10 am… Mostly cloudy, 78. South winds around 18 mph. At 11 am… Partly cloudy, 80. Southwest winds around 20 mph. Here’s your RiverFest forecast, brought to you by Sports Center, located at 3500 Pemberton Square Boulevard in Vicksburg. Head by the store to check out their fantastic selection of sporting goods… everything you could want for hunting, fishing and athletics of all varieties. Give them a call at (601) 638-4262. Today…Windy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce damaging winds. Becoming partly cloudy. Highs around 80. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. The chance of rain 60 percent. Tonight…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Saturday…Sunny…breezy. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Saturday Night…Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph becoming east after midnight. Sunday…Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Sunday Night…Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the mid 50s. [forecast]]]]]> ]]>