MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A rare and dangerous High Risk (5/5) for severe weather has been issued for parts of the Mid-South. This is the highest risk level issued by the Storm Prediction Center and signals the potential for widespread, life-threatening severe weather.
The affected areas include Memphis, most of eastern Arkansas and as far south south as Fordyce in Arkansas and Clarksdale in Mississippi.
In a statement, the National Weather Service in Memphis said the severe weather threat “isn’t routine,” warning the public of “generational flooding.” NWS’s full statement is below:…