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Severe Storms Roar Across Midwest, Deep South This Weekend
June 26, 2023
UPDATED By WeatherBug Meteorologists
A large part of the U.S. will be at risk for severe weather to close out the first weekend of summer. Destructive hail and damaging winds will be the main concerns tonight, but a few tornadoes cannot be ruled out.
Low pressure moving across the northern Plains and Mississippi Valley and its cold front will interact with a hot, very humid air mass in place from Arkansas to Ohio. This clash will continue to lead to areas of severe weather overnight.
There is also a Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect from northern Tennessee to Kentucky and southwestern Virginia, including Knoxville, Morristown and Crossville, Tenn., and Bowling Green, Hazard and Somerset, Ky.
Additional Severe Thunderstorm Watches are found from southeastern Oklahoma and northeastern Texas to southern Arkansas through much of Mississippi and Alabama, including the cities of McAlester, Okla., Texarkana, Texas, Bastrop, La., Monticello and El Dorado, Ark., Jackson and Hattiesburg, Miss., Demopolis, Montgomery, and Mobile, Ala.
The Storm Prediction Center has issued an Enhanced Risk for severe thunderstorms tonight from southern Arkansas, northern Mississippi and northwestern Alabama. There is another Enhanced Risk bubble found over north-central Tennessee into most of Kentucky and southeastern Indiana. This includes Pine Bluff, Ark., Greenville, Miss., Nashville, Tenn., and Lexington and Louisville, Ky. The main threats will be wind gusts exceeding 60 mph with large hail, though a few tornadoes will be possible as well.
Surrounding the main bullseye for severe weather, a large Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms can be found stretching from eastern Oklahoma into southern Alabama and Mississippi and north to Ohio. Places like Jackson, Miss., Birmingham, Ala., Chattanooga, Tenn., and Cincinnati should all pay close attention to rapidly changing skies overnight.
As we begin the new work week, this trail of severe weather will work its way into the East Coast on Monday. Strong to severe storms will be likely from South Carolina to New York City. There is an Enhanced Risk in place across central North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, with a large area of Slight Risk stretching from the New York City metro to South Carolina.
The best way to remain safe is to stay prepared and informed about your local weather. Have a severe weather kit packed with a battery-operated radio, water and non-perishable food items should you be without power for long periods of time. Also, check the WeatherBug app frequently for any updates on today’s severe weather. Remember, “When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors!”