Saturday, March 28, 2009

Hazardous Weather Outlook Update

Here's an update on this weekend's hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service Office in Raleigh --

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTH THROUGH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AR EEXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT. DUE TO STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALOFT... ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE... WITH A PRIMARY THREAT OF DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE... PARTICULARLY WITH ANY STORMS NEAR THE WARM FRONT.

A MORE ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING IN ASSOCIATION WITH A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA FROM THE WEST. A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND RAPIDLY MOVEEAST ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT WITH ANY STORMS THAT MAY DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.

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