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Severe Weather Targets Lower Mississippi Valley

December 6, 2021
By WeatherBug Meteorologist, Dan Rupp
When you think of December you usually think of snowstorms and chilly air, but today a low pressure over the Great Lakes and a cold front extending down to Texas will help strong to severe thunderstorms develop in the South. 

High moisture content is already in place across the Lower Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast today. This will help a line of storms enhance as it interacts with the warmer, moisture rich air mass this afternoon and early evening. The main threat will be damaging winds, but an isolated tornado or large hail cannot be ruled out. Thunderstorms should diminish in strength after sunset when they reach the Gulf Coast this evening. 

The Storm Prediction Center currently has a Slight Risk for severe storms over a sliver of east-central Texas, southeastern Arkansas, northern Louisiana, and into central Mississippi. Cities at highest risk for severe storms include Shreveport and Alexandria, La., and Jackson, Miss.

This is the same system that produced wind gusts up to 65 mph, golf ball size hail, and a tornado from eastern Oklahoma to Tennessee and Kentucky yesterday evening to earlier this morning. 

Remember the difference between a watch and a warning. A watch means the ingredients are there and you should be prepared in case severe weather develops. A warning means you should take action immediately to protect your life.