Severe storms, tornadoes likely tomorrow

[jefferson_dem]

Severe storms, tornadoes likely tomorrow

2:00 p.m. ET 2/4/2008
Sr. Meteorologist, The Weather Channel

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Midwest
Regional Video

Similar to the southern U.S., unusually mild and humid air will sweep into the lower Great Lakes and Ohio Valley tomorrow and tomorrow night setting the stage for heavy rain and severe thunderstorms, some with twisters.

The threat of severe weather will encompass Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, southeastern Missouri and Kentucky. Residents of those areas should monitor weather conditions closely tomorrow.

The heaviest rains and concomitant risk of flooding will focus on Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.

Elsewhere, accumulating snow--a few inches--will coat portions of eastern Nebraska and Kansas.

Tomorrow night, a swath of heavier snow may develop across northern Missouri, southeastern Iowa, northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

High temperatures tomorrow are expected to range from slightly below zero in a small area of northeast North Dakota to the 70s in eastern Kentucky.


Northeast
Regional Video

Locally heavy rain accompanied by a few thunderstorms is expected to soak portions of New York state, Pennsylvania, and New England tomorrow. But little, if any, precipitation is likely south of the Mason-Dixon Line.

In northern New England, the precipitation may begin as a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain then gradually change to rain, except in far northern Maine where it may persist as all snow.

High temperatures will be noticeably above early February means, ranging from near 30 at the northern tip of Maine to the 70s in southeast Virginia and southwest West Virginia.

West
Regional Video

As snowfall winds down in Colorado and northern New Mexico tomorrow, much of the West will catch a breather.

But for the Pacific Northwest, today's brief respite in the recent storminess will come to a quick end. Heavy snow will sweep back into the Cascades and Olympics and reach the Bitterroots by late afternoon.

Rainy, windy conditions will whip areas west of the Cascades where snow levels early in the day will be near 4000 feet, then plunge to 2000 feet or less by late in the day in western Washington and northwest Oregon. East of the Cascades, snow levels may rise briefly to 2000 to 3000 feet.

Overall, high temperatures will range from the teens in the Rockies and northeast Montana to the 60s in Southern California and southwest Arizona.

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[no name no slogan]

1. Surely a sign of Amageddon?

And if it is, does this mean a Huckabee win?

[mihalevich]

2. here we go again...

[tridim]

3. Nothing beats the thunder snow we had last week in Denver

It was bizarre. I thought someone was taking flash pictures outside until I heard the low rumble of the thunder.

[Frustratedlady]

4. We had the same thing in Iowa, yesterday.

Long, continuing thunder with some of the heaviest snowfall I've seen in a long time. We had thunderstorms this morning with rain.

[madmunchie]

8. Here in Illinois we have had "thunder snow", Hail snow, snowballs falling from the sky

tornado warning snow and then there is the rain snow........I say it is all TOO MUCH fucking snow.

I haven't seen a winter like this EVER. This morning I thought we had a tornado coming - the thunder rumbled for so long I was actually frozen in bed trying to figure out what the noise was. Then when it stopped and a couple of minutes later I heard some thunder and saw the lightening, I calmed down. We had a snow storm last night, I woke to thunder, lightening and rain this morning....This is the first winter that I actually have HATED.

Maybe a sign of times to come, my daughter lives near Atlanta, and their huge lakes have been drying up. LACK of water there is a huge issue.

[Kittycat]

15. And where did the fog come from?

I've lived in IL for 27 of my 33.5y, and never remember a winter like this.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

5. and Floods...

All that rain coming down on top of the Cascades loaded up with 140% of normal snow could get bad. :(

[goclark]

6. How will this affect the election? nt

[Coexist]

7. sorry to say that Florida weather has been dreamy

light, soft breezes, blue skies.

I did a lot of gardening this weekend - my patio looks lovely.

I am so sorry for those of you experiencing bad weather - but honestly - to get this stuff, you have to LIVE in Florida. And you know how that can be!!!

[tridim]

9. Just wait until summer.

I can take heat, but not the sloppy wet heat like you have.

[Coexist]

10. lol! I've gotten used to it,

and the Gulf at 80%.... I could float forever!

But the gardening in summer... not so much.

[madmunchie]

11. I know what you mean, I lived down south for a couple of years and I hated the summers

People hibernated in the summers to avoid the humidity, bugs and heat. Even though the winter here in Illinois has been horrid this year, I'd rather deal with it than I would the heat and humidity. In the winters I take out my sweaters, wools, boots and I end up feeling like I have a whole new wardrobe. I remember when I lived down south no matter how you dressed you sweated, felt sticky and always headed for the "air conditioning". If I could find the winters of Atlanta area and the summers like where I live now, it would be just about perfect weather -

[tridim]

12. Denver is pretty near perfect weather IMO

But the last few winters have been way too long.

The summers are exquisite though, 80's and dry.

[jab105]

16. LOL - yea, it was 80 yesterday, 84 today...cool at night, and beautiful

during the day...

Love this weather:)

[cloudythescribbler]

13. any updated predictions?

[goodgd_yall]

14. Sunny and dry in California---a beautiful day for voting!