As expected, most of the damage across the Mississippi/Arklamiss area came from damaging winds, although a few tornadoes occurred over the MS Delta into northeastern Louisiana, where an EF 2 tornado occurred in East Carroll Parish.
Here's a look at projected surface temperatures at 6 AM tomorrow from the 18z NAM. Notice a strong high pressure system building in from the north, bringing some much colder air into the LMV. Now this air will pale in comparison to the air up north, where temperatures tonight will be -15 to -25 below zero near the Canadian border--BRR! The front bringing these cooler temperatures may kick off a few flurries over far northeast MS late tonight, but no measurable snow is expected.
A vort max will move just to the north of the area and both the GFS/NAM are picking up on the chance of at least a few showers during the afternoon hours of Saturday. Given the relatively dry air that will be in place, no widespread heavy rains are expected.
Our next major storm system looks to affect the LMV sometime next weekend. Early forecast instability parameters from the GFS indicate that thunderstorms could be involved, but it is much too early to speculate on the severity of these storms. The take-away message is that another bout of showers and thunderstorms appears on the table sometime next weekend, particularly next Sunday. We'll iron out the details as we head throughout next week.
Enjoy your Friday, and God Bless!!
IW
P.S. The maps used were gathered from yesterday, 1/31/13
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