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Severe Weather Threat January 8-10, 2026

First 5% tornado probs of 2026!


EARLY-DAY STORMS WITHIN THE MODEST WARM-ADVECTION REGIME FROM EAST
TX INTO THE LOWER MS VALLEY COULD POSE A LOW-PROBABILITY THREAT OF
ALL SEVERE HAZARDS. AN INCREASE IN THE SEVERE POTENTIAL COULD EVOLVE
FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING, AS LOW-LEVEL AND DEEP-LAYER
SHEAR BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN IN RESPONSE TO THE APPROACHING TROUGH.
ORGANIZED CLUSTERS AND A FEW SUPERCELLS WILL BE POSSIBLE, WITH AN
ATTENDANT DAMAGING-WIND AND TORNADO THREAT THAT MAY CONTINUE INTO
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER, IF EARLY-DAY CONVECTION BECOMES
WIDESPREAD WITH INCREASINGLY PROMINENT OUTFLOW (AS INDICATED BY SOME
00Z HREF MEMBERS), THE MAGNITUDE AND NORTH/EAST EXTENT OF THE
ORGANIZED SEVERE THREAT MAY BE RELATIVELY LIMITED. THE GREATEST
RELATIVE CONFIDENCE IN AN ORGANIZED SEVERE THREAT IS CURRENTLY
ACROSS PARTS OF LA INTO CENTRAL/SOUTHERN MS, WITH A MORE CONDITIONAL
THREAT TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THIS AREA.

..DEAN.. 01/08/2026
 

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Seems like pretty much all of our CAMs predict little more than a wet rain for most of Alabama and Georgia. Ironically, the NAM has the most interesting-looking convection, but the thermos are just not there. Pretty strong agreement here, so assuming it plays out like so, the risk will be pretty low. Could still see one or two spin-ups in areas with just the right ingredients at just the right time. But it looks like the place to watch will be over Mississippi for any QLCS action Saturday. Definitely worried about flash-flooding in low-lying areas on Saturday, though.
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