Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Unsettled Weather Pattern Continues

Showers and thunderstorms are back in the forecast over the next few days in North Carolina. At times, the storms could again be strong to severe. Here are the latest severe weather outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center...

For today and tonight --




for Thursday --



and for Friday --


Here are the latest hazarous weather outlooks from the National Weather Service --

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AS A STALLED FRONT WEAKENS AND DISSIPATES ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS DEVELOPING MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL WAVE AND ATTENDANT SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT . THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS TO ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...WITH AN ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT.

RESIDENTS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE ADVISED TO MAINTAIN AWARENESS OF LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE WATCHES AND OR WARNING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS IMPACT THE AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS COULD DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS SURFACE TROUGH MOVES EAST THROUGH THE COASTAL PLAIN. THE GREATEST SEVERE THREAT WILL EXTEND ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT.

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL... HOWEVER AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT MAINLY IN THE VICINITY OF A SURFACE FRONT THAT WILL BE NEAR THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE REGION. LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY.

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS. LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE

..DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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