A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny in the morning...then partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Sunday
Windy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny in the morning...then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to near 35 mph.
The Flood Warning continues for the Black River at Black Rock. * Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled. * At 6:00 am Friday the stage was 15.1 feet and falling. * Minor flooding is occurring. * Flood stage is 14.0 feet. * Forecast... the river will continue to fall... near flood stage by early next week.
Special Weather Statement
Statement as of 4:57 AM CDT on May 09, 2008
... A significant severe weather outbreak is possible across parts of the mid south Saturday afternoon and Saturday night...
Low pressure will develop over the Southern Plains Saturday and move into the middle Mississippi Valley Saturday night while a warm front surges northward into the mid south. This will bring a warm... moist... and unstable airmass into the region ahead of a strong cold front that will approach from the west. Severe thunderstorms are expected to develop well ahead of the cold front Saturday afternoon and evening. An additional line of severe thunderstorms will likely develop along and immediately in advance of the cold front as it moves across the area Saturday night. The main threats will be damaging winds... large hail... and tornadoes. The potential will also exist for a few strong tornadoes.
Mid-southerners should keep in touch with the latest weather information concerning this developing severe weather threat.
