-- 24 April 2013
A rough and
tumble start to the morning with a Tornado Watch and a series of Tornado and
Severe T-Storm Warnings across the WAFB viewing area. Add to that rains of 1”
to more than 2” for some communities! Quite the mess for the morning,
especially when we consider that the forecast tools yesterday certainly didn’t
give any indication of a severe-weather outbreak to start the day!
We had a
couple of reports of wind-related damage in the viewing area during the morning,
but as of 3PM there have been no confirmed tornadoes in any of our WAFB
communities. Flooded streets, however, was a very different matter.
Fortunately, the heaviest rains lasted for less than one hour for most
neighborhoods and as of this afternoon many roads that had standing water
earlier in the day are well-drained and ready for the evening drive.
In
addition, it looks like the front that delivered this stormy weather will push
out into the Gulf far enough to leave us with a mainly-dry forecast for Thursday
and Friday. If you remember, yesterday we were concerned that the front would
stall near the coast, keeping rain chances in the 20% to 30% range for the next
two days. While the latest guidance still suggests that the front sill stall in
the northern Gulf, it will be offshore far enough to provide a couple of days
for a much-appreciated dry-out.
Unfortunately, the weekend outlook is
not as rosy. We’ve got a 30% rain chance posted for Saturday and scattered
showers and t-storms in the Sunday forecast. Our forecast remains unsettled
through the first half of next week too, with rain chances at about 30% for
Monday and Tuesday and another cold front scheduled to arrive around
mid-week.
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