First Alert: 4 out of 5: moderate risk for severe weather Wednesday [Video]

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) – Happy Tuesday! The threat for severe weather lessens today, but by the afternoon rain will pick up and heavy downpours are possible. Keep rain gear handy throughout the day as gloomy and cloudy skies stick around. Southeast winds up to about 11 mph for the afternoon with highs increasing to the mid to low 70s.

Stormy weather is brewing, so keep your weather guard up and safety tips top of mind as we head into Wednesday. Scott, Neshoba, and Sumter counties are under a Flood Watch through Wednesday evening into Thursday morning at 7am. Rounds of rainfall could bring the threat for flash flooding to the doorstep of everyone in the viewing area.

Locate the safest place to go in your home for Wednesday, there is a level 4: moderate risk for severe weather across our counties. An upper level low drags rain across much of …