Late Afternoon Update–5pm

ALABAMA
Not much going on, possibly some scattered light rain over the NW. Interesting to note that a line of heavy showers has formed over the SE part of the state and there could be some thunderstorms developing.

TO OUR WEST
Precipitation becoming more widespread over North and Central Mississippi. It is mostly wintry precipitation over the NW and also over the East 2/3 or Arkansas. Spot reports from the area:

34 light snow, Greenwood in the Mississippi Delta
33 snow Greenville, visibility down to 1/2 mile, wind north 22
37 heavy rain Tupelo
37 light sleet Jackson
46 cloudy Meridian
34 light rain Little Rock
1/4 mile visibility heavy snow Jonesboro, Ark.
31 snow West Memphis, Ark., visibility 1/2 mile, wind chill 19
32 heavy snow Pine Bluff, Ark., 1/4 mile visibility, wind north, gust 41, wind chill 19

At 5 pm, the NWS coop observer at Cleveland, in NW Mississippi, reported heavy snow with about three inches on the ground. There was also considerable blowing and drifting snow.

OTHERS
47 Lake Charles, La., wind NW, gusts 38
66 Fort Worth, quite a warmup from heavy snow in the area yesterday.

SOMETHING YOU DON’T SEE OFTEN
Late this afternoon, a long line of thunderstorms with plenty of lightning extended all the way from Jacksonville, Fla., SW across the SE Gulf of Mexico to the Yucatan Peninsula!

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