A Tornado Watch remains in effect for all counties along and south of US HWY 82 until 10PM. The overall tornado threat appears very low, with the exception of areas along the immediate coast in Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana. The moisture return from the south never really amounted to much today so severe weather has not been much of an issue, with the exception of some isolated reports of hail.
Pockets of heavy rain and gusty winds are ongoing across central Mississippi, with strong storms confined along the immediate Gulf Coast:
The RPM has done an exceptional job handling this system...the image below is valid at 2AM tomorrow morning, note that the bulk of the rain begins moving out of Mississippi and into Alabama.
Our neck of the woods has certainly seen more than enough rain so far this winter. In fact, many spots are recording some of the wettest winters on record. The RPM is suggesting a bullseye of 2"+ of rainfall over parts of southeast Alabama, and flash flooding and river flooding are of equal concern there:
Even as the rain begins moving to our east, the upper level energy will pass over Mississippi during the day Tuesday, keeping a lot of clouds around. It will be a very raw day with highs struggling to hit the mid 50s with a brisk north wind, exceeding 20 miles per hour at times:
Cooler, drier weather settles in for the remainder of the week with sunshine returning by Wednesday. An even more noticeable shot of cold air arrives this weekend where highs may not make it out of the 40s and lows dip back into deep-freeze territory.
-Meteorologist Jake Reed
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