Friday, March 8, 2019

Risk for Severe Weather on SATURDAY, MARCH 9th

NOTE: This blog post is pertaining to the severe weather risk for severe weather on SATURDAY, MARCH 9th.



UPDATE - 11:30am Friday, March 8th, 2019

Showers and thunderstorms will be possible today, Friday, March 8th and again on Saturday, March 9th. Some of the thunderstorms that develop between Saturday morning, afternoon, and evening could become severe with a primary threat for damaging winds and large hail.

The main opportunity for any isolated tornadoes tomorrow would take place in the afternoon and evening but it depends on whether there is still energy available in the atmosphere to cause any thunderstorms to become strong at that point.

SUMMARY 

  • Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible today, Friday March 8th although thunderstorms are not expected to become severe today
  • After a brief break later this evening and tonight, showers and thunderstorms will begin to move through ahead of a warm front very early Saturday morning
  • The main round of heavy showers and thunderstorms coming through tomorrow expected to move through during the morning and early afternoon moving from west to east. Some thunderstorms may become severe at that time with a primary concern for large hail
  • The cold front will move through West Tennessee during the afternoon and evening on Saturday and if there is any energy still available, any thunderstorms that develop along the front could be rotating and produce a potential for a tornado. Again, this all depends on whether there is any energy left in the atmosphere in the afternoon and evening.
I'll have the latest forecast live on WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News at 5:00pm and 6:00pm on ABC and at 5:30pm and 6:30pm on CBS. I'll be back with another update on both networks at 10:00pm.

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