A strong cold front moved through the area yesterday ushering in much cooler and windy conditions. Yesterday winds gusted over 50mph as temperatures in the middle fifties (50's) fell into the upper forties(40's). This is the same storm system that brought severe weather to the central Plain States on Wednesday. Today conditions are still breezy as a much cooler air mass has moved in. Local weather conditions will remain cool until Sunday when a much warmer air mass arrives. Another strong low pressure system will dig into the Southern Plains generating a major threat for severe weather early next week. Mild conditions will overspread much of the area next week before this system moves through.
On Wednesday a potent compact storm system generated a line of severe thunderstorms that trekked across much of Iowa and northern Missouri into Illinois. Widespread wind damage was produced from the storms and at least ten(10) tornadoes have been confirmed with more being reviewed. Thankfully there were no deaths reported.
Currently much cooler, though seasonable air, is over spreading the region. High temperatures only made it into the upper forties (40's) before a trough of low pressure moved through dropping temperatures and generating rain and snow showers. Lake effect conditions will persist east of Cleveland with an inch or two of accumulation possible for Ashtabula and Northwest Pennsylvania; little accumulations expected elsewhere. Cool conditions will hang on for Saturday with high temperatures in the forties (40's) as skies clear area wide.
Much milder conditions will arrive on Sunday as cool high pressure moves east of the area. High temperatures will rise into the upper fifties(50's) and conditions will remain dry.
Mild conditions will continue on Monday with high temperatures around sixty (60) degrees. A strong storm system will move into the Southern Plains and will generate a strong threat for severe weather for Oklahoma and Texas. All modes of severe weather will be possible including tornadoes.
On Tuesday mild conditions will continue with high temperatures likely in the low sixties (60's). Please note the typical high temperature this time of the year is fifty-two (52 F). The strong storm system located over the Southern Plains will continue moving eastward with a threat of severe weather from Eastern Texas into the Louisiana. Once again all modes of severe weather including tornadoes will be possible. Wednesday will be the warmest day of the forecast with high temperatures possibly in the upper sixties (60's) if not seventy (70)! Rain showers will be possible overnight Wednesday.
On Thursday the first cool front will be moving through the area, possibly before sunrise. Showers will be possible much of the day as high temperatures will cool slightly to around sixty(60).
Cyclonic flow will persist on Friday. Conditions will continue to cool with high temperatures remaining in the lower to middle fifties(50's). Conditions may cool further next weekend but only to seasonable levels as arctic air appears to remain locked up for the next week or so.
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