In addition to tornadoes, there is a high risk of hail larger than 1" in diameter. Please keep up on local weather information if you live in these areas. It does not include Denver.
Have you ever seen a Flash Flood Watch, a Tornado Watch, and a Winter Storm Warning all at once? Current ZFP for the "Palmer Divide" region of the Front Range (just south and east of Denver):
COZ041-100945- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 107 PM MDT SAT MAY 9 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 149 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT SUNDAY... .REST OF TODAY...RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. HIGHS NEAR 50. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TONIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT. WINDY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL EARLY IN THE EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY...SNOW WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. HIGHS 38 TO 44. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
Thank you for coming to read my tornado coverage from Saturday and Saturday night. As there were about 100,000 brand new readers, please allow me to introduce myself. I the retired Sr. VP of AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions and retired Fellow of the American Meteorological Society. Specialized for 50 years in extreme weather forecasts and warnings. I invite you to bookmark this site: https://www.mikesmithenterprisesblog.com/ Timely forecasts of tornadoes, floods, blizzards and hurricanes are provided. On slower weather days we talk about global warming, science and issues of interest to society. On Sundays, we usually lighten things a bit. For real-time storm warning bulletins, you can follow me here: @usweatherexpert . Thanks again for reading! ---Last night's Coverage --- After 16 straight hours, I must call it a night. All of the information below is current as of 1:10am. Thank you for reading and goodnight. As of 12:35am, much of south central Oklahoma has no electr
Unfortunately, the forecast is working out. A tornado watch is already in effect in Oklahoma and Texas. This watch is in effect until 1pm. Thunderstorms are developing in the southeast Texas Panhandle. They will move northeast and strengthen. Please keep a close eye on the weather in these areas. I'll have comprehensive forecast up in 60-90 minutes.
The forecast path of the center of Hilary has shifted a bit to the west. This increases the threat to the Southland, especially in terms of flooding. Rainfall Note the heavy rains are forecast for Los Angeles County. Serious flash flooding may result. Because the forecast path has shifted to the west, that increases the threat of serious flooding in Los Angeles County north into Yosemite and the southern Sierra. It lessens the threat in Utah and western Arizona. While the threat of widespread flooding in Utah and Arizona lessens, note that some thunderstorms with localized heavy rain show up on the map. In Nevada, the more western path increases the risk of serious flooding around Mt Charleston and into the central part of the state. Here is the updated (9am PDT) flash flood risk map. Wind There are already about 40,000 people without power in California, mostly in the center of the state. The maps above are the peak gusts forecasted with the storm. The highest winds, in general,
Have you ever seen a Flash Flood Watch, a Tornado Watch, and a Winter Storm Warning all at once? Current ZFP for the "Palmer Divide" region of the Front Range (just south and east of Denver):
ReplyDeleteCOZ041-100945- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- INCLUDING...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR 107 PM MDT SAT MAY 9 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 149 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT SUNDAY... .REST OF TODAY...RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. HIGHS NEAR 50. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TONIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT. WINDY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL EARLY IN THE EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY...SNOW WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. HIGHS 38 TO 44. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.