Alabama/North Mississippi Update

Two very dangerous storms in North Mississippi at this time…but some good news…WMC-TV in Memphis reports that police in New Albany report trees on homes and roofs off homes in New Albany…but no severe damage or serious injuries. The storm seemed to move just north and west of New Albany, so they may have just gotten damaging winds from the rear flank downdraft.

Another severe storm is approaching New Albany now…it produced funnel clouds on the University of Mississippi campus at Oxford. Golfball sized hail was just reported with this storm near Etta in Union County. This storm seems to be intensifying rapidly. It has a TVS and is new New Albany, which was hit earlier.

These storms will start reaching Northwest Alabama in the Shoals area around an hour from now.

Things are quiet for now across the rest of Central and North Alabama. Skies are partly cloudy. Tempertaures are in the middle and upper 70s.

A band of storms will move into Alabama later tonight. Parts of West Alabama may deal with a threat of severe weather, mainly from potentially damaging winds and hail. The activity should weaken, bringing some nice rainfall amounts hopefully.

The cold front is still back in eastern Arkansas. It will push into Alabama tomorrow. If the airmass has a chance to recharge during the late morning, we could deal with another round of strong to severe thunderstorms.

The death toll in central Arkansas stands at 7 according to WMC-TV Memphis.

Heavy damage is reported in Earle, Arkansas. The NWS Memphis has already surveyed the Earle damage and declared it an EF3. Maximum winds of 150-160 mph and a maximum path width of 250-300 yards. Four serious injuries were reported.

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