Southern Severe Outbreak

A mild and wet pattern has largely held control over the local weather for the past ten days. A record high temperature of sixty-one (61) degrees was reached on Tuesday and temperatures have been above normal ever since. A strong storm system moving across the deep South will generate a severe weather outbreak over the weekend before moving north along the Atlantic Coast. Another storm system will bring wet conditions for the middle of the week before colder air arrives behind it bringing temperatures back to seasonal normals.

 Currently the local area is experiencing mild and dry conditions. High temperatures reach the sixties(60's) across much of northern Ohio today under veiled sunshine. Across the Deep South the tornado outbreak as already turned deadly as at least four people died overnight in Mississippi from a tornado.

A severe weather outbreak has been affecting the Deep South today. It began with early morning severe weather and tornadoes across southern Mississippi and it has continued east through South Carolina. Numerous damage reports from wind, hail, and tornadoes have been reported. Another round of severe weather will originate near the southern Mississippi River Valley this evening and move east overnight. All modes of severe weather, including tornadoes, will accompany it. 

Sunday the local area will begin to be affected by a storm system approaching from the south. High temperatures will approach sixty (60) before the rain arrives during the evening. The storm system will continue producing severe weather across the Southeast.

The severe weather outbreak will likely continue across the Southeast on Sunday. Severe weather in the morning will continue pushing east across Georgia and the Carolinas. A regeneration of severe weather will be likely as the cold front pushes through during the evening. All modes of severe weather will be possible.

On Monday the southern storm system will push northward along the Atlantic coast and transition to a Nor'easter. Due to the lack of cold air much of the precipitation will fall as rain with snow confined to the higher elevations in New England.  Northern Ohio will experience rain much of the day and high temperatures will settle into the forties(40's). Overnight a mix and/or change over to snow will be possible if temperatures cool enough.  On Tuesday conditions will be dry with high temperatures near forty (40).

On Wednesday a storm system will approach from the west. High temperatures will be around fifty(50) and rainfall is likely. Temperatures overnight will cool enough for rain to change over to snow showers. On Thursday snow showers will be possible with high temperatures in the middle thirties (30's).

Conditions will continue to cool on Friday as colder airs arrives out of Canada. Snow showers will be on going with accumulations possible overnight into Saturday. High temperatures will likely be in the lower thirties (30's)