Very Strong Winds Aloft
* The National Weather Service in Jackson is launching an upper air balloon this afternoon, and the data from that launch is coming in as we speak...* They have informed us that winds at 5000' above the ground are roaring along at 62 knots (71mph)...Those are very strong winds, and processes within thunderstorms help channel those winds toward the surface. This is a big reason we are concerned about the possibility of wide swaths of wind damage, especially if we see some bowing segments within the line.
* RADAR: We are watching the cluster of storms crossing the MS River right now...Those are discrete cells and have the potential to become tornadic. Parts of central MS received sunshine earlier today, so when those storms move into those areas that saw the sunshine, the tornado threat will increase.
* The weather office is fully staffed, we are watching and waiting...Our timing hasn't changed very much, between 4pm-2am, with the worst of it coming after dark.
Labels: Severe Weather
posted by WTOK Weather Staff @ 3:15 PM
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