A large area of rain with embedded thunderstorms...will continue to move northeast across the midsouth this afternoon. Through 5 PM CST...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 cells training over the same locations...allowing for widespread areas of one to three inches of rain across the region.
Forecast for Tipton
Updated: 11:56 am CST on December 8, 2009
This Afternoon
Breezy. Showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph with higher gusts. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Windy. Showers and scattered thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Cloudy. Lows around 40. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to near 30 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Wednesday
Windy. Partly sunny in the morning...then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 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 lower 40s.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain or snow. Lows in the lower 30s.
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 lower 30s.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
Monday
Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain. Highs in the upper 40s.
... Flash Flood Watch in effect until midnight CST tonight...
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of north Mississippi and west Tennessee... including the following areas... in north Mississippi... Alcorn... Benton... Calhoun... Chickasaw... Coahoma... DeSoto... Itawamba... Lafayette... Lee... Marshall... Monroe... Panola... Pontotoc... Prentiss... Quitman... Tallahatchie... Tate... Tippah... Tishomingo... Tunica... Union and Yalobusha. In west Tennessee... Carroll... Chester... Crockett... Decatur... Dyer... Fayette... Gibson... Hardeman... Hardin... Haywood... Henderson... Henry... Lake... Lauderdale... Madison... McNairy... Obion... Shelby... Tipton and Weakley.
* Until midnight CST tonight
* heavy rain from showers and thunderstorms will continue into the evening hours.
* Flash flooding will be possible through the evening.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued.