Severe Storm Risk - Branch, LA

• Severe Storm Risk

  Thu 02:00 PM - Fri 06:00 AM

  There is a Slight Severe Storm Risk for your location. Continue reading for today's outlook from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. -------------------- National Severe Storm Outlook THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...AND FAR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS SUMMARY Strong/isolated severe storms will be possible today into tonight from eastern portions of Texas eastward across the Lower Mississippi Valley. 20Z Update The only change with this update was a minor northward expansion of the Slight risk into southeast Arkansas. Here, the warm front has progressed northward, with surface temperatures now in the lower 70s amid increasing boundary-layer moisture. This suggests surface-based storms will be possible amid the high helicity air already in place -- with an associated risk of a tornado and/or damaging gusts. For additional details, see the previous discussion below.