Stormy Weekend Ahead
* First, let's talk briefly about the weather for the rest of the work week: it looks fantastic. Ample sunshine and temperatures in the 70's headline our forecast for Thursday and Friday. Our attention is focused squarely on the weekend:* Computer model guidance continues to suggest that we will see a period of showers and thunderstorms from roughly midnight Saturday night until noon Sunday. Some of the storms will be severe, with damaging winds and isolated tornadoes.
* The key question with this event is instability. With the storms forecast to arrive during the overnight and early morning hours, the amount of surface heating will be low. That means that instability could be low, keeping the severe threat in check. However, we have seen tons of late-night/early-morning severe weather events around here, so we are sticking with the idea that we will see a significant episode of severe weather.
* Now that we are a few days away, let's take a stab at some details on the weekend severe weather threat:
When: Midnight Sat Night - Noon Sunday
Where: Areawide
Main Threat: Damaging Winds and Isolated Tornadoes
What to Do: Make sure your weather radio is functioning properly, and consider the the weather when making your Sunday morning plans. If you are a pastor, please make sure your church has a working weather radio.
* Keep checking back here for updates as we get closer to the weekend...And, enjoy the nice weather on Thursday and Friday!
Labels: Forecast Discussion
posted by WTOK Weather Staff @ 4:38 PM
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