HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
334 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013
 
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. ALTHOUGH THERE
IS ONLY A SMALL CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING...ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DOES FORM CAN BECOME QUITE STRONG.
 
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY...MAINLY DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS.
 
Maps, Graphics, Technical discussion:
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...
 
AN EAST TO WEST STATIONARY FRONT WILL REMAIN JUST TO OUR NORTH
THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH CONTINUED WARM WEATHER.
 
THERE IS JUST THE SMALL CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL
OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON...BUT ANY THUNDERSTORM
THAT DOES FORM CAN BECOME QUITE STRONG.  OTHERWISE WE WILL HAVE
ANOTHER MILD...QUIET NIGHT TONIGHT.
 
A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT
BRINGING THE FIRST SPRING ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORM EVENT. SHOWERS AND
STORMS COULD DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT...EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND A CHANCE FOR SEVERE
STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
 
THE FRONT SHOULD CLEAR THE WV MOUNTAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT...
WITH A COOLER AIRMASS SET TO FILL IN FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.
 
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