MANY tornado warnings are in progress this evening as a Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) Tornado Watch continues for parts of north MS, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. pic.twitter.com/kvPYkt2Au3
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) April 2, 2025
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has officially retired 3 hurricane names from the Atlantic Basin and 1 in the Eastern Pacific. Replacement names below:
Atlantic Update:
Beryl
Brianna
Pacific Update:
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) April 2, 2025
Tornado Watch coming soon for parts of Tennessee, eastern Arkansas, SW Missouri, southern Kentucky, surrounding areas. This may be a Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) Tornado Watch.
Have a look at the most probable peak intensity range for the tornadoes: 155-190 mph.
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— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) April 2, 2025
Thanks to our friends at @UofAlabama Center for Risk and Insurance Research for passing along this important message. We love our pets!! pic.twitter.com/lu4qFbgWC6
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) April 2, 2025
Tornado outbreak expected later today across parts of Arkansas, northern Mississippi, western Tennessee, western Kentucky, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and southeastern Missouri.
Rare, Level 5 (out of 5) HIGH risk day! https://t.co/wLia2nSRCY
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) April 2, 2025
WARM DAYS AHEAD; STORMS THIS WEEKEND… Warm days will continue through Saturday ahead of rain and thunderstorms becoming likely on Sunday as a cold front approaches from the northwest. A few strong storms may become possible on Sunday.
High temperatures will drop into the 60s next week after the passage of the cold front.
PARTLY CLOUDY WEDNESDAY; SEVERE STORMS WELL TO OUR NORTH TODAY… Skies will remain partly cloudy throughout the day on this Wednesday across south Alabama and northwest Florida. High temperatures will be in the mid to upper 80s. This will be the warmest day so far of 2025 in many spots across the region. We will be tracking severe thunderstorms today well to our north in parts of the midwestern U.S. extending further south to western Tennessee, Arkansas, east Texas, and far northern Louisiana. Tornadoes and damaging wind gusts will be possible in those states along with several others to our north and west.
FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS PARTS OF WEST ALABAMA… Rain chances are LOW today but not entirely zero, specifically across parts of west Alabama. A few sprinkles and showers will be possible today into this evening. Thunderstorms are unlikely and no severe storms are expected today locally. Scattered showers may become possible this evening across parts of southeast Mississippi as well. Most of us across south Alabama and northwest Florida will remain completely dry.
NEXT SIGNIFICANT RAIN CHANCE LOCALLY: SUNDAY… Scattered showers will become possible this weekend as a cold front approaches from the northwest. Severe storms will be possible to our northwest across parts of Mississippi and northwest Alabama on Saturday into Saturday night. The system moves through our local area likely on Sunday in the morning hours. There probably will be at least a low-end risk of a few strong to severe storms across the local area on Sunday, along with a good bit of rain. We note that much of the day on Saturday should be dry, but Sunday will be a different story with scattered to numerous showers and storms around.
HIGHS DROP INTO THE 60s EARLY NEXT WEEK… It may be the final real cold snap of the year as high temperatures drop into the upper 60s as we get into Monday and Tuesday of the upcoming week. Overnight lows will be in the 40s. The cold streak won’t last long, however as temperatures rebound by the middle part of next week.
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See all the details in your Wednesday morning RedZone Weather forecast video. Have a good day!
