Severe Storms to Sweep Across the South

A band of severe storms will develop across the South Saturday midday and afternoon. During the first few hours of the event, a tornado threat will exists until the storms form into a squall line that will produce mainly wind damage.

The radar depiction for Noon EST shows the storms during the phase when a tornado threat may occur. Later in the afternoon, the threat turns into a wind damage threat across Mississippi and Louisiana. Heavy rains will also cause additional flooding into areas already hit by flooding Thursday and Friday.

NAM 3km Radar Depiction

NAM 3km Radar Depiction

 

Daily Video: Active Snow Pattern, Perhaps Severe Weather

 

 

Severe Weather Potential

I extended the severe weather threat zone into the Carolina’s and The lower Delmarva. Thinking is based on simulated radar that a squall line would develop across the South and continue to the East-Northeast with the primary threat wind damage. Winds aloft will be strong so it will not take much to bring those high winds down to the surface in convection.

Below is the 3km NAM model simulated radar animation.

Severe Weather Maps

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