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Even after the sun sets, there won’t be much of a break from the heat, especially for the remaining Memphis Light, Gas and Water customers whose power is still out.Related story:
The National Weather Service of Memphis canceled the tornado watch for Shelby County just after 2 p.m.
Two rounds of severe weather and tornadoes hit Arkansas and parts of Tennessee on Friday night, March 31, something the National Weather Service says was expected as the spring season kicks in.
Clean-up efforts are underway in Covington after long-track supercell storms pushed through Arkansas, crossed the Mississippi River and hit the city.Related stories:
For the first time in more than two years, NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center issued a rare “high risk” forecast for Memphis Friday afternoon.Related stories:
And MATA announced it would suspend services beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, March 31.
The flood watch goes into effect at 3 p.m. on Wednesday and lasts through Friday afternoon.
The largest tornado field study in more than a decade kicked off its second round of data collection from Memphis recently.
The Memphis area can expect freezing rain and sleet for tonight through Thursday morning with temperatures as low as 20 degrees. Memphis area schools announce Thursday closures due to icy conditionsRelated story:
The original warning went into effect 6 p.m. Monday and was to remain in effect until noon Wednesday, Feb. 1. The new warning will be in effect until 6 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2. Suburban schools, city-county district cancel classes for WednesdayRelated story:
Residents are asked to be prepared for potential damage and power outages from damaged limbs.
Erik Proseus, webmaster and forecaster for MemphisWeather.net, said we shouldn’t expect “great, big, monster tornados.”
Though dangerously cold wind chills are predicted for the Memphis area, MLGW doesn’t expect widespread power outages. But McGowen is keeping a focus on the local water system.
“(It will be) too cold to be outside for long periods of time,” said a NWS meteorologist. “And, in addition to that, we do have our winds that are going to be gusting up to 40 miles per hour.”
Rainfall is expected to continue through midnight, possibly into early Wednesday morning, and the National Weather Service said severe storms could produce tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail.
Drought conditions across much of the country continue to push the Mississippi River lower in Memphis, and weather officials say drier and hotter-than-average conditions will continue in the Southern U.S. this winter.
If the Mississippi River near Memphis is below the five-foot marker, the National Weather Service considers the river low. Now, the river is more than 15 feet lower than “low.”
Memphis is experiencing the hottest summer on record so far, and last month was the second hottest July in the city’s history.
Amid record-breaking power demand region-wide and triple-digit temperatures, MLGW power outages peaked around 8,400 last week.
Today’s forecast includes the possibility of severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and hail.
The National Weather Service issued a winter ice storm advisory on Wednesday, Feb. 2. It will be in effect until Friday.
Snow flurries began to enter the Mid-South around 5 a.m. Sunday morning, leaving behind about 1.5-2 inches in most areas.
The National Weather Service said most data points showed that snow would accumulate along and north of the Tennessee - Mississippi state line.
The National Weather Service says the Mid-South can expect snow for Thursday, Jan. 6.
Two days into 2022, we’ve experienced both snow and record heat. The Jan. 2 snowfall follows a New Year’s Day high of 79 — the warmest ever recorded in Memphis in January. Meanwhile, some MLGW customers remain without power.