More active weather on the way....

>> Wednesday, May 06, 2009

First off, you can click here to see some viewer photos of the severe weather from Tuesday.



Above is today's edition of the Carolina Weather Video. Lots to go over, so give it a look.

We obviously had lots of severe weather issues around the region yesterday. Numerous tornado reports came in across central North Carolina, and flash flooding was a significant problem in some spots as well.

A powerful upper level disturbance is heading our way. This morning, an outbreak of severe weather has been ongoing across Oklahoma, Arkansas, northern Mississippi and Alabama, and those showers and storms are spreading our way.

We will likely see a good number of showers and storms around the area as today unfolds. That round of rain and storms could continue (or a second one move in) through much of tonight.

Any of the storms that develop could be strong to severe. Damaging winds and isolated tornadoes will be the primary threats, but some large hail could occur in spots.

You need to have a reliable way of hearing up to date watches and warnings. The best way is a NOAA weather radio. If you have one, make sure it is set to the alert position today and tonight.

And if and when severe weather is unfolding, as always we will be here with live coverage on News 14 Carolina to walk with you through the storms.

Some more scattered showers and storms are possible tomorrow, but how great that chance is is tough to determine right now. Let's see how tonight unfolds.

It will get fairly hot Friday and Saturday with highs back in the mid to upper 80s. At least a few PM showers and storms will be possible before a cold front knocks highs back in the 70s for Mother's Day.

2 comments:

Anonymous 4:56 PM  

Hey Mr. East, it's Matt from Hickory Grove. These storms are getting pretty nasty by now. Jeff Crum is talking about a meso that is just north-northeast of center city Charlotte. It looks pretty nasty and a funnel was supposed to have been formed by it. I'm all over these storms!

Matthew East 3:59 AM  

Hey Matt....good to hear from you.

It was fun to watch those storms yesterday. Most of them were rotating...lots of folks saw funnel clouds and wall clouds. Thankfully, no major tornado damage though.

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