A large area of rain with embedded strong thunderstorms...will continue to move northeast across the midsouth this afternoon. Heavy downpours associated with the thunderstorms can easily produce an inch of rain in a half of an hour. This will certainly cause ponding of water on the roadways...with small creeks and streams filling rapidly. In addition...there will be multiple strong cells training over the same locations...allowing for widespread one to two inches of rain for the majority of the midsouth through 3 PM CST. As of 1 PM CST...the leading edge of the precipitation was near a Malden Missouri...New Salem Mississippi line...and should be near a Puryear Tennessee...Iuka Mississippi line between 2 and 230 PM CST.
Windy. Showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Wind gusts to near 25 mph increasing to 35 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Wednesday
Windy. Partly sunny in the morning...then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to near 35 mph.
A 20 percent chance of rain in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain or snow. Lows in the upper 20s.
Saturday
A slight chance of rain or snow in the morning...then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
Monday
Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain. Highs in the upper 40s.
