Hazardous Weather Potential

[Ted Jacobson]

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
409 AM EDT SAT MAY 7 2016

A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS FOR MUCH OF THE AREA
TODAY. THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH THESE STORMS ARE LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS...WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES.

ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED NEXT
WEEK. HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLOODING CONCERNS.

Risk Area Maps, Graphics, Technical Discussions:
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/

Athens OH 7-Day Forecast (updates 4-5 times daily):
http://climate.athens.oh.us/Athens-7Day/

...DISCUSSION...

THE WARMING TREND THAT STARTED YESTERDAY CONTINUES TODAY...BUT WITH
THE RETURN OF THUNDERSTORMS. A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH
WILL TRIGGER THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE MIDDLE OHIO
VALLEY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE STRONG
WINDS AND HAIL. THE COLD FRONT WILL SLIP JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...BEFORE STALLING NEAR DAWN SUNDAY...WITH A
DRIER...AND SOMEWHAT COOLER DAY EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA.
A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL DRIVE A FRONTAL SYSTEM BACK
AND FORTH ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY INTO MUCH OF NEXT WEEK... KEEPING
THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG WITH A WARMING TREND.

(Risk Categories defined):
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/new/images/Outlook-category-descriptions.png

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