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Eastern, Southern U.S. Brace For Active Evening, Overnight
May 28, 2024
Updated By WeatherBug Meteorologist, Fred Allen
The Memorial Day holiday weekend could end blistered by robust thunderstorms across the Eastern and Southern-tier of the nation. The typical severe weather hazards will be in play, including gusty winds and large to giant hail in addition to a few tornadoes.
Low pressure cruising across eastern Canada through early tonight will usher a cold front east across the Eastern Seaboard. The tail end of this same front-dry line will approach the Gulf Coast and connect to a second, weak surface low pressure in west-central Texas. A zone of very moist air has developed ahead of the front, with much drier air in its wake. Thunderstorms, a few strong to severe, will be the end result of these combined ingredients.
Thunderstorms will continue to increase in coverage and intensity through early tonight before sweeping eastward into the western Atlantic shortly before Midnight. Further south across Georgia, Alabama, and much of the Lone Star State, pockets of dangerous weather will cook throughout much of the overnight hours to perhaps as late as predawn on Tuesday.
The two biggest severe weather headaches will be damaging wind gusts topping 60 mph and hail larger than a quarter in diameter. A few tornadoes cannot be ruled out either. In the most intense thunderstorms, giant, destructive hail exceeding baseball size and isolated gusts of 70 to 75 mph will be possible.
This is part of the same storm responsible for more than 1,200 severe weather reports draped from much of Missouri and the southern third of Illinois to east of the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Spine from Sunday through the first several hours of the Memorial Day holiday. A possible tornado resulted in three injuries in Princeton, Ky., on Sunday night, downing trees and making travel impossible. The same possible tornado damaged 20 homes in a residential community north of Dawson Springs, Ky. Tea Cup size hail pelted the community of Bassville, Mo., on Sunday afternoon, while a gust of 81 mph was clocked near Barr, Ill., in a thunderstorm the same evening.
Make sure to frequently check WeatherBug for updates, as a watch can quickly turn into a warning upon imminent danger. It is important to stay prepared for active weather. Make sure you know the difference between a watch and a warning should they become issued. A watch means that conditions are favorable for severe weather to take place, whereas a warning means severe weather is imminent and you need to act fast to prevent damage to property or even loss of life. Remember, “When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors!”