Warmer Air Means Thunderstorm Risk for Midwest, Southern States

After all this cold weather this season, a brief warm up is coming starting tomorrow, Thursday, February 20th and Friday the 21st. Much of the northern states have a deep snow cover, and although temperatures are supposed to rise into the low 40's and mid 50's in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, not a whole lot of snow will melt.  Same goes for Albany, New York, where temperatures will be around 40 degrees tomorrow and in the mid 40's for Friday. There is not predicted to be much of a snow melt because this warm up is not going to last long, as cooler weather comes back on Sunday where in Albany temperatures will be in the low to mid 30's.  It has been some time since we've seen temperatures in the 40's, so although a two to three day event, most residents will surely take it.  A sign that March is almost here and spring type weather is close behind.

As far as the midwest and southern states, a sure sign of spring is arriving. A severe weather outbreak is expected starting on Thursday and lasting into Friday. Cities such as Cincinnati, Ohio and Nashville, Tennessee are in line for heavy rain, strong winds, and thunderstorms. Tornadoes cannot be ruled out.

According to Severe Weather Expert Henry Margusity of AccuWeather.com, "The greatest risk for a handful of tornadoes will be where the air is the warmest and most humid, which is most likely from western Tennessee to northwestern Mississippi on Thursday."

Below is an image courtesy of AccuWeather which shows where the heaviest and highest risk of severe weather will be.