WEATHER ALERT

* Strong Storms Possible Later This Afternoon / Evening * Threat Time: Wednesday 5:00 PM - 11:30 PM

High heat and humidity briefly return as a disturbance off to our west introduces a severe thunderstorm risk later today. A pop-up storm or two is not ruled out this afternoon before the main risk settles in after 5 PM. There will be two rounds of activity to watch - the first of which arrives later this afternoon. Storm coverage will be rather limited with this batch of storms, with some areas even staying completely dry, but any storm that does develop can have locally gusty winds capable of damaging trees and power lines. After this passes, activity will briefly taper down before another, more widespread batch of thunderstorms arrives toward sunset. These storms can be gusty, especially during the evening before trending less severe overnight. Storms taper down to just a few showers overnight before fully ending by daybreak.

SEVERE WEATHER
Threat	Coverage	Description
Damaging Winds	Scattered	Stronger storms this evening / night may contain wind gusts up to 45 - 55 mph.
Hail	Isolated	Some small hail is possible within stronger storms.
Tornadoes	Minimal	A tornado is not ruled out.
C-G Lightning	Numerous	Frequent cloud to ground lightning is expected within any storm, especially tonight within the main round of storms.
FLOODING PROBLEMS
Road / Poor Drainage	Scattered	Heavy downpours with rates of 1+" per hour are possible within storms, which can lead to instances of poor-drainage flooding, particularly in urbanized areas.
Stream / Creek	Isolated	Heavy downpours can lead to some stream/creek flooding, but issues remain limited.
Major River	None

 

Forecast
Wednesday	A mix of sun and clouds, hot and humid. A few pop-up showers / storms possible as soon as 3 - 4 PM, with greater risk for storms closer to sunset. 55% chance for 0.05 - 0.20" of Rain (Locally higher in repeat storms) Storms that develop later today/early tonight carry a damaging wind risk. High 94 - 98 (Peak Heat Index: 97 - 102) | SW winds 8 - 15 mph
Wed Night	Showers/storms peaking in coverage early on in the evening, then largely tapering after midnight. Just a stray shower or two in the predawn. Skies trend partly cloudy toward sunrise. 0.25 - 0.50" of Rain (locally higher in downpours / storms) Low 67 - 71 | SW winds 3 - 8 mph
Thursday	Clouds clearing out to increased sunshine. Feeling less humid and not as hot. High 85 - 89 | WNW winds 5 - 10 mph

Instructions:

Strong Storms Possible This Evening - Stay Alert for Changing Weather