Afternoon Severe Weather Update
The severe risk should decrease later tonight.
A cold front will be trailing the low pressure system. A few storms could form ahead of the squall line, and those could become supercells. Smartphone uses can download the free app Alabama Saf-T-Net to keep up to date with changing weather conditions, he said. It is expected to last until 9 p.m. That means that we will see more scattered storms moving through our warm, moist air mass that is now sitting over the twin states. The threat for severe storms, primarily in the form of damaging wind, increases by 5pm and peaks before midnight.
– The FOX 5 Storm Team is tracking a weather system that will cross the country today and tomorrow before bringing a round of strong to possibly severe storms into north Georgia early Wednesday morning. Storms could drop an inch to 3 inches of rain in a short time as they move though, and localized flash flooding is possible.
A wind advisory has also been issued for the region.
South winds will be increasing into the afternoon, and should be sustained around 20 miles per hour with gusts to 40 miles per hour.
The showers and storms around Central Indiana now are non-severe but produce locally heavy rain and thunder. Storms could develop quickly, especially those ahead of the main line. Helmets and airhorns are good things to have on hand if a tornado strikes your home. Highs will push into the lower 70s later Tuesday.
East: Mild temperatures in the 40s, 50s and 60s are forecast for the Northeast and mid-Atlantic while highs in the 70s and 80s are predicted for the Southeast and Florida. This feature has been depicted on weather models for several days and there is a higher confidence in this developing and affecting more of the Valley than the isolated supercell threat.