Powerhouse storm system crawling our way...

A powerful and dynamic storm system is churning into the southern Plains states today. Already, that system has produced a good amount of severe weather. I fully expect this storm system to wind up producing a serious and widespread outbreak of severe weather from the southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley today into the Tennessee Valley and Deep South tomorrow.

I am especially concerned about Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee tomorrow. To me, all of the ingredients look to be in place for a major outbreak of severe weather in that region. Granted, I have seen what looked like big-time severe weather setups wind up being rather docile, and that might happen this time. However, all of the players are on the field.

For the Piedmont of the Carolinas, we will see a good deal of clouds today with a chance of a shower or two in the northwest Piedmont today. Highs will be in the 70s.

Tomorrow, while the likely severe weather outbreak takes place to our west, we will see highs in the 70s with the possibility of some showers. By tomorrow afternoon, the healthier showers and storms will spread into Georgia, and by tomorrow evening and night, they will spread into the Carolinas. Severe weather will become possible in Georgia by tomorrow afternoon, and and severe weather in the Piedmont of the Carolinas would likely begin around the evening hours.

As colder air aloft moves in Sunday, we might wind up with another round of showers and storms by Sunday afternoon. Even on Monday, some showers could fire during the afternoon hours.

The weather then turns quiet again by Tuesday onward next work week.