Severe storms possible late Tue. night and Wed.
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Damaging winds are possible (midnight through 4 a.m.) and tornado risk.
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About one-tenth to two-tenths of an inch of rain were forecast at lower elevations Monday, but mountain areas could exceed half an inch, according to the National Weather Service.
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NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has expanded a Level 3 out of 5 (or enhanced) risk for severe weather for most of north and part of central Alabama tonight (areas in orange in the map at the top of this post). A large part of south, central and east Alabama will also have a Level 3 risk on Monday.
A line of severe weather is crossing through southern Michigan, leading to severe thunderstorm warnings. See the latest radar here.
The storms, which were expected to begin late Monday afternoon into Monday night, could produce heavy winds with gusts up to 60 mph and flash flooding in some areas, according to the National Weather Service Mount Holly. There is a small risk the storms could be powerful enough to produce a tornado, the service said.
Widespread storms are expected to sweep through a region stretching from Texas to Michigan on Sunday. Some of the most severe weather is expected in the Ohio and Tennessee River Valleys, where forecasters said the conditions are right for “very large hail, damaging winds and strong tornadoes.”
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Unseasonable warmth is setting the stage for damaging thunderstorms capable of bringing powerful wind, large hail and tornadoes to nearly 175 million people in the central and eastern United States Sunday and Monday.
Damaging winds up to 70mph will be the primary concern. Storms producing large hail and tornadoes will also be possible. At this point, the best area for tornado warnings will be south of Chicago, from Kankakee to La Porte, southward.
More than 180 million people could see severe weather through midweek, with more than two dozen states at risk, according to AccuWeather.
Far northern Lower Michigan from Charlevoix to Gaylord to Rogers City will have an ice storm eventually turning into snow. This is the same scenario for the Upper Peninsula. Here’s the radar forecast today through Monday morning. Purple is freezing rain and orange is sleet.