04/08 – Brantly’s “Unsettled Pattern Continues” Thursday Forecast

Early this morning, a line of storms prompted several severe thunderstorm warnings and a few tornado warnings issued as well. Now things are a lot quieter with that system quickly moving off to the east.

With the line of thunderstorms clearing the area later this morning, we will get a bit of a reprieve before the next system approaches the area by late Friday and into Saturday. Another round of severe weather will be possible with the area under a Slight Risk, threat level 2 out of 5, along the Mississippi coast. Heading farther north, areas toward Hattiesburg are under an Enhanced Risk, threat level 3 out of 5, for severe weather.

The main threats in severe weather Friday night into Saturday morning with these storms currently looks to be primarily damaging straight line winds, but large hail and a few tornadoes are certainly possible as well. Heavy rainfall will also be a possibility over the area, although the placement of the heaviest rainfall is still somewhat uncertain. In summary, all modes of severe weather and flooding will be possible. Make sure you have multiple ways to receive weather alerts over the next couple of days.

Highs today are expected to range from the mid 70s at the coast to around 80 degrees inland. Lows tonight will be mild, mostly ranging from the lower to mid 60s inland to upper 60s near the coast. Highs on Friday will then be a touch warmer – ranging from the mid to upper 70s at the coast to around 80 degrees/lower 80s further inland.

Going into Sunday we will see improving conditions following an active Saturday, with weak high pressure building in from the northwest. Temperatures are expected to remain above seasonal norms through the middle of next week, although with a cold front poised to move across the area, a slight cool-off is in store for the forecast area – at least for a couple of days.