Sunday, May 28, 2017

Update on Thunderstorm Potential for Later This Afternoon Into Tonight...

A cool front is moving slowly Southeastward into the local area from the Northwest at this time, and will continue to do so into the late afternoon and early evening hours.

Scattered thunderstorm development is expected along/near this boundary across at least some parts of the local area from mainly toward 3-4pm into the early evening hours. Very heavy downpours of rain and lightning will be likely with any thunderstorms that form during this time period. Due to the expected slow movement of any such activity, the heavy downpours of rain could lead to ponding water and/or minor flooding in low lying and poor drainage areas in the affected parts of the area.

In addition, a few stronger storms could produce strong, gusty winds and/or hail in some parts of the local region during this same time period.

Please note: as we move into the mid and late evening hours today, the shower and thunderstorm activity may become more numerous at times. During this time period, periods of heavy downpours (and, of course, lightning) will become the primary concerns, and the potential for flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas may increase in some parts of the region due to repeat periods of heavy rainfall in at least some concentrated parts of the area. This activity will continue at times into tonight/pre-dawn Monday. 

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