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Friday May 30, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Severe Chances Tomorrow
posted by Alex Liggitt: Producer/Meteorologist


So we have seen this area of low pressure churn over the Central Plains and Midwest over the past couple of days, dropping monster hail, and powerful tornadoes as well.  As I am writing this right now, there are 3 tornado warnings in separate states, with multiple severe thunderstorm warnings, and two large tornado watches.  What about us you ask?

Well we are placed under a slight risk for severe thunderstorms by the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma.  The highlighted area for a better chance for severe weather is located east of us, but that could change in the upcoming hours after they see how this current convection behaves.  The primary threat around the DC area would be damaging wind gusts, but winds may be able to support a few isolated tornadoes.  Be sure to check the weather tomorrow morning when you get up and plan your day, as the best chance for storms would be anywhere from about 11am through 4pm.  I will be sure to check out the SPC's website in the morning, as well as the current radar, surface observations, and the satellite loop to see where current convection (thunderstorms) and cloud cover is.  I imagine a watch may be placed for at least parts of our viewing area during the day tomorrow, so another good source for weather would be WTOP as we will be going on every 10 minutes if severe weather hits.

Other than that, high temperatures should hit the mid 80s, it should be relatively humid with dewies in the 60s, and it should also be breezy out of the southwest and west around 10 to 15 mph.  I am hoping that any bad weather should blow through during the early afternoon and get out of here by Saturday night, but before you plan to head out, just take one more glance at a weather source (preferably us!) as the trailing cold front may spawn a few more scattered t-storms.  We will keep you posted in the morning as Adam takes the reigns in the morning show.

If you happen to see any cool weather photo ops, please take a picture and send it in to iwitness@wjla.com, and we will post it online and maybe even on the news.  Be sure you write your name and where you took your pictures.  Things clear out Sunday, so enjoy your weekend! 

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