Monday, December 19, 2016

Southern Side of Winter Storm Decima Will Host Severe Weather Through Early Sunday in South

https://weather.com/storms/severe/news/severe-forecast-south-mid-december-2016

The cold front associated with Winter Storm Decima is expected to swing southward through the South with a chance of severe weather into Sunday morning. A broken squall line continues develop ahead of an arctic blast of cold air. 
Conditions for severe weather will be favorable for isolated severe storms through the early morning hours of Sunday. 
Below is our latest forecast thinking on the timing and magnitude of the severe threats through early Sunday.

Severe Weather Forecast

Saturday into Sunday
  • Forecast: Isolated severe storms are possible in parts of central Tennessee, northern Mississippi, Northern Alabama and northeastern Louisiana through the overnight hours into Sunday morning. Thunder is a possibility early Sunday as the line of showers and storms reaches central Alabama, southern Mississippi and southeastern Louisiana. 
  • Threats: Damaging winds will be the main threat, but a few tornadoes and damaging large hail will also be possible.
  • Note that after this squall line and front pass your area, temperatures will rapidly tumble 20 to 30 degrees. Some areas could see some wintry precip on the backside of the rain. 

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