ALABAMA
A few light showers were edging their way into the NW corner of Alabama from NE Mississippi. Down in SW Alabama there was a lone thunderstorms over SW Monroe County. By far, the main weather action is west of Alabama.
However, the NWS/SPC (Storm Prediction Center) has about the south half of Alabama under a slight risk through tonight. Much of that depends on how much rich unstable air can fight its way inland from our great friend, the Gulf of Mexico. A few early morning wintry reports:
Deck iced over at Sterrett in NE Shelby County
Sleet for a time between Warrior and Hayden
Sleet at Smokerise at 6:45 am.
REGIONAL
A Tornado Watch continues for SE Texas and part of South Louisiana. Showers were increasing over North and Central Mississippi. However, a line of thunderstorms with considerable lightning was positioned at 11 am from East Arkansas southwestward across NW Louisiana into SE Texas.
For a time this morning there was some freezing rain over West Tennessee and East Arkansas. significant in parts of Middle Tennessee. Spotty freezing rain still in progress in Arkansas.
SPOT REPORTS
New Orleans…67 degrees, dew point up to 60, SE wind gusting 32 mph
Tupelo…38, light rain
Meridian 45, light rain
Greenville, Miss.,…thunderstorm in progress
