Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Tuesday/Late Evening

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WEATHER CODE: YELLOW ***Numerous showers and thunderstorms return tomorrow***

Not many showers or storms popped up this evening. Even with dew points in the 60's, which destabilized the atmosphere, their was a lack of upper air support to kick off widespread activity.

Tomorrow will be a different story. A cold front will move through the region tomorrow afternoon and evening. This time around, sufficient instability and upper air support (due to the cold front) will allow for more widespread showers and thunderstorms to develop. However, the cold front will be kicking these storms along, so I am not expecting several inches of rain in a short period of time like we have seen in localized areas the past few days. We will still see heavy downpours, cloud to ground lightning, and maybe some small hail if stronger storms can develop.

Last, but not least, it looks like severe weather will finally begin to crank back up later this week. The Storm Prediction Center has highlighted a good portion of the Northern Plains and the western Midwest in a 30% risk for severe weather. The SPC only does this when they are expecting widespread severe weather.

We will have to keep an eye on this system as we head into Monday and Tuesday. Could this be our next severe weather maker? I will continue to keep you posted as we head through the week.
HERE IS OUR NEXT WEATHER TRIVIA QUESTION...GOOD LUCK!
Although 70 percent of all deaths come from F5 tornadoes, what percentage of total tornado formations do F5's comprise?
A) 20%
B) Less than 1%
C) More than 50%
D) 10%

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