WEATHER ALERT DAY- Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible today
The SPC has highlighted the entire area under a 'Slight Risk' (2/5) meaning thunderstorms could get strong or severe through the day. Stay weather aware. Threats include heavy rain at times, damaging wind gusts, small hail, frequent lightning and a few tornadoes.
For second week, Deep South under โhigh riskโ for severe weather
Thursday, the Storm Prediction Center highlighted some of the same areas as last weekโs outbreak with their rare high risk tag for the likelihood of another tornado outbreak. The high risk category is the highest level on the Storm Prediction Centerโs outlook scale and reserved for the most extreme severe weather outbreaks. Severe weather setupThis outbreak has the potential to be even worse than last Wednesdayโs outbreak of severe weather. Any discrete, kidney bean-shaped cell in the future radar has the potential to produce long-lived strong tornadoes. These storms will not move into Central Florida as a strong area of high pressure forces these storms to stay north of our area.
Tornado outbreak likely for parts of Deep South
Parts of the Deep South are in highlighted in a rare high risk. ORLANDO, Fla. โ The Storm Prediction Center has highlighted parts of the Deep South in a rare โhigh riskโ for severe weather. A severe weather threat, like the one unfolding Wednesday, only occurs once or twice a year, on average. AdThe severe weather threat moves east Thursday. Severe threat ThursdayA few strong storms will be possible Thursday evening and early Friday across Central Florida.