Thursday, April 23, 2015

Severe Thunderstorms in the Plains and the South

Severe thunderstorms producing large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes will be less numerous Thursday, but will become more numerous in two separate events: Friday and Saturday, then again Sunday into Monday in parts of the Plains and South recently hammered by severe thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall.
According to the Storm Prediction Center, there were roughly a half-dozen reports of brief tornadoes Wednesday in the rolling plains of western Texas, none of which produced any damage. Hail up to 3 inches in diameter was reported in Knox and Randall Counties. Pockets of damaging winds were also reported in parts of Mississippi, Alabama, and winds gusted to 71 mph in Philadelphia just before 3 p.m. EDT.  
Thursday
  • Where: Widely scattered severe thunderstorms possible in Louisiana as well as Deep South, central and north Texas. Isolated strong storms also possible in High Plains of western Nebraska, eastern Colorado, western Kansas.
  • Threat Cities: Austin | New Orleans
  • Timing: Early-afternoon through the evening in Louisiana; late afternoon into the evening in Deep South, central, perhaps north Texas and High Plains. T-storms may become more numerous overnight in central/north Texas, southern Oklahoma and parts of the Rio Grande Valley.
  • Severe Threats: Large hail, damaging winds, isolated tornado or two

http://www.weather.com/storms/tornado/news/severe-weather-tracker-page

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