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The National Weather Service in Memphis has upgraded areas of the Mid-South to a moderate risk (4 out of 5) for severe weather Wednesday afternoon.
There is an enhanced to moderate risk for severe storms across the Mid-South, but north Mississippi will be at greatest risk of severe storms.
The primary severe weather risk is damaging winds, along with brief tornadoes and a strong tornado could occur, NWS said. Secondary risks includes flash flooding.
Timing of severe storms will be most likely over east Arkansas and the Missouri Bootheel during the late morning and early afternoon and over West Tennessee and north Mississippi in the early to late afternoon.
In addition to the severe thunderstorm threat, very strong non-thunderstorm winds with gusts to 50 mph are expected Wednesday across most of the Mid-South. These winds will be sufficiently strong to cause sporadic power outages and will make travel difficult, particularly on east-west highways.