Dyersburg Police Chief Terry Ledbetter talks about plans for severe weather during the Relay for Life event with Dyersburg State facilities chief Kent Jetton on Friday.

The affected area includes the Dyersburg area and extends to the Kentucky line and southeast in a line from Ripley to Savannah.

Scattered thunderstorms are predicted to enter the region starting at 4 p.m. and ending at 10 p.m. Friday, said Sniezak.

"It's not a front, but it will have severe weather, there's no doubt about that," he said.

Tornadoes on Friday are a possibility, said Sniezak, but more likely are storms with hail forecast between golf ball- and softball-size pellets.

"Hail that size is the biggest threat," for Friday, he said.

The threatening weather could disrupt the annual Relay for Life all-night walk, slated to begin at 6:30 p.m. on the grounds of Dyersburg State Community College.

Dyersburg Police Chief Terry Ledbetter met with DSCC facilities manager Kent Jetton at 1:30 p.m. to discuss options if the event were interrupted by severe weather.

Ledbetter said the Eller Administration Building, located immediately east of the event area, will be open for Relay participants to take cover if needed.

A second widespread storm threat is expected on Saturday for the area of north Mississippi that could include the Memphis area. The Saturday event is shaping up "to include the widespread threat for long-track tornadoes," he said. The Dyersburg area is on the northern periphery of that danger area.

The three-state area expected to be afflicted by severe weather today and Saturday.

The Saturday weather is forecast to affect the Dyersburg and Northwest Tennessee area from 6 p.m. Saturday to 3 a.m. Sunday.