Memphis forecasts more severe weather Wednesday with chances of storms, tornadoes, hail
The National Weather Service in Memphis removed Shelby County from the tornado watch and wind advisory Wednesday — an hour before both were set to expire.
NWS issued a tornado watch for Shelby County Wednesday until 4 p.m.
Alongside the tornado watch was a wind advisory for the area until 4 p.m. and an enhanced risk of severe storms throughout Wednesday afternoon.
Memphis was under the threat of "numerous" intense severe storms that are "more persistent and/or widespread" with tornadoes, hail and wind gusts up to 75 mph, according to NWS.
As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, NWS forecasts some showers and storms that could be severe.
The weather service expects multiple showers and thunderstorms from the afternoon and into the evening. Wednesday will see some breeze before storms roll in along with temperatures ranging from the high 79 degrees to the low 49 degrees, according to NWS.
NWS expects the storms to continue into Thursday morning with low chances of more rain throughout the rest of the week.
The severe weather comes days after tornados ravaged the region, leaving 15 dead in five Tennessee counties, four in Wynne, Arkansas, and one in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
NWS Memphis said its survey crews determined three EF3 tornadoes, a tornado with wind speeds ranging from 136 to 165 mph, touched down in Covington and Adamsville, Tennessee and Wynne, Arkansas March 31. On Monday, an NWS crew from Jackson, Mississippi, confirmed an EF1 tornado hit near the Eudora area in southwestern DeSoto County.
Memphis-area weather radar
Dima Amro covers the suburbs for The Commercial Appeal and can be reached at Dima.Amro@commercialappeal.com or on Twitter @AmroDima.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Weather in Memphis: Tornado watch issued, forecast of severe storms
