Thunderstorms are expected to increase in coverage through the afternoon and evening. The strongest storms may produce a few damaging wind gusts. A convectively augmented midlevel trough is moving slowly eastward, contributing to the development of isolated thunderstorms.

Further details are available from the Storm Prediction Center. The probability of watch issuance is 20 percent, indicating that a watch is unlikely at this time.

Affected areas include parts of the Mid-South, where diurnal heating and dewpoints in the lower 70s are contributing to destabilization of the air mass. Overall buoyancy is limited by poor midlevel lapse rates.