April Tornado Outbreak

The local area is experiencing a summer preview today. Very warm conditions are being experienced locally as a storm system is approaching from the west. This storm system produced severe weather Sunday evening and will do so to a lesser extent today across the Western Great Lakes Region. Once this system moves through it will leave a boundary draped through the Ohio Valley. Another powerful storm system will track along it tomorrow and through the middle of the week. This will allow seasonably cool air to be located to north of the boundary and warm air located to its south.

Current the local area is in the warm sector of a storm system. High temperatures around eighty (80) degrees were experienced today. The storm system will generate strong to severe thunderstorms across the Western Great Lakes Region before moving through the local area over night with showers and possible thunderstorms.

A cool front will move through the area slowly during Tuesday morning. High temperatures around sixty(60) will occur early with slowly falling temperatures during the day, especially near Lake Erie. The Central Plain States will be the focus of the attention as a severe weather outbreak is looking increasing likely as a strong storm system moves in.

The area from Nebraska south to the Red River Valley is currently at a moderate risk for severe weather tomorrow. All modes of severe weather, including strong tornadoes, will be possible. The severe weather will begin during the late afternoon hours and may last into the night. Residents should pay close attention to severe weather alerts and warnings as they are issued as this may be a dangerous weather event.

On Wednesday the powerful storm system will move east and shift the severe weather into the middle and lower Mississippi River Valley. All modes of severe weather may be possible but not to the levels expected on Tuesday. The local area will remain on the north side of a front and should remain in the cool air. High temperatures will be in the fifties with the coolest temperatures near Lake Erie.

On Thursday the storm system will move further east along the front. As it moves east the front through the Ohio Valley will move north and generate rain across the local area. High temperatures are expected to be around sixty(60) dependent on movement of the front.