NWS: Severe weather possible tonight

We’ll stay on top of the situation throughout the night.

All modes of severe weather are possible with any storms that develop this evening. There may only be one or two storms but those storms will have the highest potential to become supercells with higher risk for tornadoes. Secondary threats will include tornadoes and large hail. There was a 67 miles per hour gust at the Kansas City Airport.

A tornado that tore through Perry County, Missouri – claiming one life and damaging hundreds of properties in its 80-kilometre path – has been reclassified as an EF-4. Heavy winds are the greatest concern, but flash flooding is also possible. However, any sunshine we see today will help create some instability that could help fuel some thunderstorms to pop later on. It then continued its east-northeast path across Jackson County, passing just south of Ava and immediately south of Vergennes. This line of storms will be associated with the cold front itself. However, about 1,700 Columbia Water and Light customers were without power shortly after the line of storms passed through the city. Thankfully the storms themselves will be moving quickly, so flooding is not an issue.

Cobb said, “We have a very active storm spotting team here in Lubbock”.

Governor Henry McMaster has proclaimed that South Carolina Severe Weather and Flood Safety Week for 2017 will be observed March 5-11.

In the meantime, download our free CBS58 weather app to track the rain and storms (and eventually the snow) on the radar if you’re away from your home or computer.