Violent Storms in Central U.S.

Image from AccuWeather.com

It turns out that last Wednesday's severe weather outbreak didn't impact as many people as meteorologists had predicted.  Nor was it as dangerous an outbreak as they thought it might be.  Things have changed a bit since the middle of last week, however, as severe weather has been rolling through the middle of the country. States impacted over the weekend include Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas.  The weather was unstable as heavy thunderstorms and isolated tornadoes swept through.  The violent weather came eastward today. States impacted include Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee, and states even further eastward will be hit by the storms in the coming days. Unfortunately, according to the Associated Press, seven people have died in Alabama and Mississippi as a result of the severe weather on Monday.  Some of the images being sent to AccuWeather.com show how strong these storms are and how much damage they can produce.  I suggest people check out the site and see what's happening.

Severe T-Storms & Possible Tornadoes for the Plains

The number of tornadoes for this season is below average, but that doesn't mean there won't be any in the near future.  On Wednesday, April 23, there will be a threat for tornadoes in the middle of the country. States that will be impacted include northern Texas and most of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. According to AccuWeather.com severe weather expert Henry Margusity, "The next round of severe storms will hit Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night. The impact of the storms will be tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds. Wednesday is the day when we may see over 10 tornadoes across the High Plains." Below is an image of where Henry Margusity is predicting the worst of the storms to occur. The brighter red color represents the highest probability for tornadic activity.



AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski says that "the stage is being set for violent thunderstorms to line the central and southern Plains later Wednesday afternoon and night, from Nebraska to west-central Texas."
Hopefully there isn't much of an outbreak of tornadoes on Wednesday, but even with strong storms, people need to monitor the latest weather alerts to make sure a strong storm doesn't become a tornadic storm. If there is a large outbreak, well, let's hope we don't see many more this year.

Warm to cold temps, chance of snow?

Just when you thought the wintry weather was over, it's going to return, but for just one day.

Today's weather features strong storms in the South and snow in the Midwest.  Stormy weather is occurring in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and northern Florida, while snow is falling in parts of northern Illinois and parts of Wisconsin and Michigan.

It's not like we thought the winter weather was over, right?

I remember once when I was younger when snow fell in May in upstate New York.  The snow coated the grass and it was hard to believe that it had snowed in May. Memorial Day was just around the corner.  Of course most of the snow melted during the day as temperatures warmed up.

Local new station WRGB (CBS 6) is predicting a period of snow and sleet Tuesday night as temperatures drop into the mid 20s.  According to Chief Meteorologist Steve LaPointe, "A couple of inches of snow possible in the Adirondacks, Vermont with a coating possible in valley locations."  Let's hope that the moisture passes by the time temperatures drop to freezing.

Before the potential wintry weather we will deal with heavy rain and wind, possibly causing flooding in some areas.  Thursday we get back to seasonable temperatures in the mid 50s.

According to AccuWeather.com meteorologist Jordan Root, the main threat from the storms in the South will be "damaging winds and torrential downpours, which could lead to flash flooding."

Here is an image courtesy of AccuWeather.com showing where the stormy weather will be on Tuesday.