2024-04-02 18:22:38
Storms set to bring severe dangers to the Ohio Valley
Extreme meteorologist Dr. Reed Timmer reported live from Texas on the evening of April 1 as storms barreled to the northeast with dangerous hail and winds.
A line of storms sweeping across the eastern United States and capable of producing strong tornadoes is expected to move through the Tallahassee area overnight.
“All threats are possible, so we might have damaging wind gusts, large hail, tornadoes — and some of the tornadoes might be strong,” said Molly Merrifield, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Tallahassee. “It actually looks like the storms might be strengthening as they push eastward through the area.”
Merrifield said isolated heavy rainfall was also possible with the storms, which will develop ahead of a cold front.
The storms are expected to push through Tallahassee between 2-3 a.m. at the earliest to perhaps 4-5 a.m. at the latest, Merrifield said.
“There’s still some uncertainty with how fast it will be,” she said. “We’re expecting mostly a line of storms, but it might end up being a kind of broken line with maybe a few storms ahead of it.”
Because the storms are coming overnight, Merrifield urged people to have multiple ways to get severe weather alerts, from NOAA weather radios to cellphones. She said people should make sure their emergency alerts on their phones are turned on.
The Tallahassee area is under a slight risk (2 out of 5) for severe weather, while parts of southeast Alabama and southwest Georgia are under an enhanced risk (3 out of 5).
The storm systemwhich stretches from the Ohio Valley to the Gulf Coast, damaged homes, knocked down trees and left thousands without power in the Tennessee Valley.
Contact Jeff Burlew at [email protected] or 850-599-2180.
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