Midsouth Severe Weather...

A major tornado outbreak is occurring in parts of Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, and some surrounding areas. Numerous tornadoes have touched down, and some of the intial damage reports sound bad. Thoughts and prayers are will all of those affected.

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Severe Weather Possibilities...

Today will be a warm and dry one here in the Piedmont with highs up into the lower 70s.

Meanwhile, a significant outbreak of severe weather looks likely off to our west in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky today and tonight. In fact, as I am typing this, the SPC has put out a 'high' risk of severe weather over parts of Arkansas and northwest Misssissippi, including the Memphis area of Tennessee. Tornadoes will be a big threat in those areas this afternoon and tonight, and there will probably be a good bit of damaging wind as well.

The timing of the storm system for our area continues to gradually slow down, and I now think we will see most of our shower and thunderstorm activity tomorrow during the afternoon hours. That will mean our atmosphere has more time to become unstable, and therefore, I am concerned about severe weather potential. The SPC has all of the Carolinas in a 'slight' risk area for severe weather tomorrow.

It looks like damaging winds will be the main threat, but a few isolated tornadoes will be possible as well. Keep it tuned to News 14 Carolina for all of your weather information.

Please see the video for lots of good information.

I also need to note that is looks like we will see a big blast of colder air in here Sunday and Monday of next week...we will talk about that more with time.

That's it for now. I am off today, but I might post some more information if time allows this evening. And I will definitely have more information about our severe weather potential as we get into tomorrow. Stay tuned!

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Monday Bullet-Points

• Some showers possible today as a warm front lifts through our area.
  
• Tomorrow will be very warm and dry...highs easily into the 70s around the region.
• Modeling is continuing to slow down the timing of our next storm system. It now looks like our mid-week system will move through during the day Wednesday.
  
• Rain and storms are a good bet Wednesday, and we will have to watch for severe weather issues as Wednesday unfolds. Off to our west, this has the makings of a significant severe weather outbreak over Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky as we go through tomorrow and tomorrow night. We will then see how the storms hold together as they approach the Carolinas.

Everyone have a wonderful Monday. See the video for details of the next few days.

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