SCATTERED SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING… The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded all of our local area into a severe weather risk zone valid for Wednesday, March 31. Much of the inland zones are now involved in a Level 2 (out of 5) severe weather risk, meaning isolated instances of stronger to severe thunderstorms will be possible. The primary hazards on Wednesday will be damaging wind gusts and hail in the stronger storms. A few tornadoes may be possible, but the greater tornado risk will probably set up to our north and northeast across parts of central Alabama and north Georgia. Storms will probably move by later in the evening, likely after 3PM in many spots. We’ll be watching radar trends throughout the day as the line of storms develops well to our north and ultimately shifts south and east into our local area. A few more Tuesday evening forecast notes are below.

TORNADO WARNINGS TO THE WEST THIS EVENING… We’ve been tracking several storms that have prompted multiple tornado warnings across parts of Greene and Perry counties in southeast Mississippi over the last several hours. At least one report of power flashes prompted a public report of a tornado happening, although it remains to be seen whether a tornado actually touched down or if the power flashes were caused by gusty winds. As of 8:18PM, storms seem to be weakening ever so slightly, but these storms have been cycling in strength over the last few hours. We are in studio standing by in case a tornado warning is needed for parts of Washington County shortly. If that happens, we will start our live video coverage until the threat ends.

SEVERE WEATHER TIMING – WEDNESDAY… 3PM to 10PM will be the seven hour window when strong to severe storms will be most likely to happen across south Alabama and northwest Florida. Storms will be incoming from the north and west tomorrow, meaning we will be watching radar trends across central Mississippi and central Alabama tomorrow as storms slide to the south. We encourage everyone to have a way to get warnings tomorrow just in case a tornado warning or severe thunderstorm warning becomes warranted for your area.

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I will have your next detailed forecast video and text discussion posted by 7:15AM on Wednesday. See you then!

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