14 reactions | A few severe thunderstorms with the potential for strong to locally damaging winds are possible. An isolated tornado can’t be ruled out. The risk zone is across the Arklatex, Lower Mississippi Valley and western Tennessee. Meteorologist Matthew Cappucci has an update. | MyRadar Weather Radar | Facebook

Thunderstorms are at the very core of what we here at the SPC forecast. This animation shows the number of risk days of General Thunder (ie: a 10% chance of thunderstorms forecast within 25km or 12-13 miles of a point). You can see how thunderstorms are driven seasonally increasing in the spring as warmer temperatures and higher humidity develops. To learn more about thunderstorms and severe weather associated with them, please visit https://www.spc.noaa.gov/new/SVRclimo/climo.php?parm=anySvr |