HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
433 AM EDT TUE APR 16 2013
 
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT.
 
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/
 
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
 
..DISCUSSION...
 
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MID OHIO VALLEY LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT. THIS WILL GENERATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF
WHICH COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY...
SOUTHEAST OHIO...AND ADJACENT WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES.
AHEAD OF THE FRONT...GOOD SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL LEAD TO A WARM...
BUT SOMEWHAT HUMID DAY.
 
THE FRONT WILL BECOME STALLED FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS NORTHERN WEST
VIRGINIA COME WEDNESDAY MORNING.  UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES CROSSING
WEDNESDAY COULD TRIGGER SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY
NEARER THE FRONT IN EASTERN OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...VERSUS
EASTERN KENTUCKY...SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
 
THESE DISTURBANCES EXIT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND THE FRONT PUSHES
NORTH.  THIS WILL LEAVE THE MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY AND CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS IN A WARM AIR MASS...WITH LITTLE CHANCE FOR RAIN...
OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.  LOWLAND TEMPERATURES
COULD CLIMB WELL INTO THE 80S ON THURSDAY.
 
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA
VERY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...AS IT CROSSES FROM WEST TO
EAST.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW IN TIME FOR A DRY AND SEASONABLY
COOL WEEKEND.
 
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