The Mid-South is bracing for a round of severe storms and the possibility of tornado outbreaks Friday afternoon.
You can follow the storms on our exclusive KWAM weather radar here
The National Weather Service of Memphis warns of possible flash flooding and “severe thunderstorms ahead of a cold front this afternoon.”“I don’t like this one,” KWAM’s chief meteorologist Joey Sulipeck told “Wake Up Memphis.”
Sulipeck offered advice on how to stay safe as the storm system rolls through.
“If you can, be somewhere sturdy by three o’clock,” he said. “If you have to be about, it’s critical that you have some type of warning system, the phone is perfect for that.”
National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has upgraded the Mid-South to a “very rare HIGH RISK” where “conditions are quickly becoming favorable to support the potential for numerous strong to potentially violent and long-track tornadoes,” Erin Thomas, WMC Action News 5 meteorologist, tweeted.BREAKING: The @NWSSPC says they will upgrade the Mid-South to a very rare HIGH RISK (Level 5/5) at 12:30 PM.
"Conditions are quickly becoming favorable to support the potential for numerous strong to potentially violent and long-track tornadoes." @WMCActionNews5 pic.twitter.com/w0Yl6xpmtk
— Erin Thomas (@ErinThomasWx) March 31, 2023
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Listen to Joey’s full breakdown of the incoming storms below:
