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Flash Flooding Possible As Severe Storms With Heavy Downpours Sweep Through Area
Flash flooding is possible as isolated strong to severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours are sweeping through the region on Saturday, July 6. Some of the storms could have frequent lightning, thunder and damaging wind gusts that may bring down trees, tree limbs and utility lines, leading to power outages power outages Up to a half-inch of precipitation is possible. The storms, which first popped up around noontime, are being energized by a humid air mass. They are continuing to move across parts of the area, with more storms off to the west. (See image above.) Storm activity will contin…
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Severe Storms With Damaging Winds, Heavy Downpours Sweeping Through Area
Click here for an updated story: Flash Flooding Possible As Severe Storms With Heavy Downpours Sweep Through Area With a humid air mass in place, conditions are ripe for thunderstorms and isolated strong to severe storms with damaging wind gusts that could cause power outages have arrived in the area on Saturday, July 6. Heavy downpours have accompanied the storms. Flooding is also possible, especially for urban and poor drainage areas. Up to a half-inch of precipitation is possible. The storms, which first popped up around noontime, will continue into Saturday evening, …
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Severe Weather Alert: Strong Storms With Gusty Winds Could Cause Power Outages, Flooding
Look for the week to end the same way it started. Namely, with strong thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds that could cause power outages and drenching rain that may lead to flooding. The storms are expected on Saturday afternoon into Saturday evening, July 6, ahead of a cold front, a similar scenario to the severe storms that slammed the region on Sunday, June 30, also ahead of a cold front. That storm system with strong winds led to numerous downed trees, tree limbs and utility lines, causing tens of thousands of power outages and several deaths in the region. There could be a previe…
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Storm System Will Bring Relief From Heat, Humidity
A storm system with showers and thunderstorms will bring with it relief from heat and humidity across the area. The workweek will wrap up with another scorcher on Friday, June 28, which will be mostly sunny with afternoon high temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s. (See second image above.) Saturday, June 29 will start out partly sunny and again hot with the high temperature in the mid 80s. Showers and thunderstorms will arrive on Saturday, afternoon ahead of a cold front. The storm threat will continue through Saturday evening. The primary threat from the storms will be dam…
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New Round Of Severe Storms With Downpours, Damaging Winds, Lightning Will Sweep Through Area
For the third straight day, a round of severe thunderstorms will move through the area during the evening commute. The storms will include downpours, lightning and gusty winds. The unsettled weather pattern that spawned tornadoes throughout the Midwest has triggered the stretch of storms in this region. Thursday, May 30 will be similar to Wednesday, with mostly cloudy skies during the day and a high temperature in the low 70s. There will be a chance of showers after 3 p.m. Just like on Wednesday, the storms will arrive around 5 p.m. Thursday as another low-pressure system and cold f…
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Big Dipper: Cold Front Will Bring Showers, Sharp Drop In Temps
An approaching cold front will bring a dramatic change in the weather pattern following a springlike start to the weekend. Clouds are on the increase in the morning Sunday, March 31 ahead of the cold front's arrival. Showers will make their way through from the west 11 a..m. to 2 p.m. and then 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. to the east. Between a quarter to a half-inch of precipitation is expected. High temperatures will be in the mid 50s. (See first image above.) Then comes the sharp drop in temperatures as the cold front arrives with the mercury falling into the upper 40s late in the afternoon as…
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Weather Whiplash: Warmer Air, Round Of Showers Will Be Followed By Sharp Drop In Temps
Spring sprung back on March 20, but it's taken its time acting like it when it comes to the weather. That will change this weekend. We'll see warmer temperatures and a round of showers. But before you think springlike conditions are here to stay, get set for a sharp drop in temps heading into the new workweek with the arrival of a cold front. Here's what to expect and when: Saturday, March 30: Mostly cloudy with a high in the low to mid to upper 60s during the day and evening. Sunday, March 31: Morning showers are likely on a mostly cloudy day with a high in the low 50s. Showers should t…
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Soaking Rain Sweeps Through Area, But Big Change In Store For Weekend
A workweek marked by wet weather is ending with a super soaker on Friday. A Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for much of the region until noon on Friday. Rain, which will be heavy at times, will continue through late in the morning Friday. There will be a chance of showers until around 2 p.m. Total rainfall could be as high as 1 to 1.5 inches across the area, according to the National Weather Service. (See second image above.) Given this week's heavy rainfall, it will not take much additional rainfall to cause flooding. The rain will mark the passing of a cold front which will lead to…
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Severe Storms With Downpours, Gusty Winds Could Move Through Area
Let's start with the good news. After rounds of storms that soaked parts of the area with several inches of rain on Tuesday, Wednesday will be dry for most of the day. But in the mid-afternoon that is likely to change in a big way after a cold front pushes into a warm air mass, ushering in showers and isolated severe thunderstorms with gusty winds and flooding downpours. Small hail is also possible. Those gusty winds could bring down tree limbs that are more vulnerable after Tuesday's heavy rains, leading to power outages. Related story: Rundown of Tuesday's rainfall totals Warmer weathe…
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Severe Storms Will Bring Change In Weather Pattern
Change is coming to the area. At least when it comes to the weather. A fourth straight day with a heat index around 100 degrees on Thursday will mark the end of the Labor Day week hot streak. A Heat Advisory is in effect from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday. An approaching cold front will begin to move through the region late Thursday afternoon into the evening. Isolated, severe thunderstorms will accompany the front, which will bring about a break in the heat. Some of the storms, which will arrive after 4 p.m., will contain heavy rain and gusty winds. The widely scattered storm activity…
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Extreme Heat Will Be Followed By Storms; What Will Labor Day Weekend Bring?
The heat is hanging around, but change in the weather pattern is coming in time for Labor Day weekend. Wednesday will be another hazy, hot and humid day with the high temperature in the low-90s and a heat index between 98 and 104 degrees. A Heat Advisory is in effect until 9 p.m. Wednesday. But an approaching cold front accompanied by isolated thunderstorms on Thursday will bring on the change to more comfortable conditions through Labor Day weekend. Thursday will be another hot day, with a high in the upper-80s. The storm chance starts in the afternoon and continues until 3 a.m. Friday. …
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New Round Of Storms Will Bring Heavy Rain, Lightning, Gusty Winds
Get set for a new round of storms. But this time, it will bring relief from the heat as a cold front arrives in the area. The front will be accompanied by thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and evening. Some of the storms will be severe and produce locally heavy rain, gusty winds, lightning and localized flooding. The storms will develop in the early afternoon before sweeping through the area starting sometime around 2 p.m. The model above projects where the storms will be at 3 p.m., with some of the storms severe (in orange). Saturday will be another hot and humid day with a high in the mi…
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