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Stormy Weather Advances Through The Southeast

April 24, 2021
By Weatherbug Meteorologist, Mark Ellinwood
Severe storms will progress eastward from Mississippi to the Carolinas and northern Florida this evening. Packing a punch with gusty winds, hail, and tornadoes, this all-day threat will need to be watched closely.

Storms began rolling through the region earlier this morning across the central Gulf states. They will continue to advance into Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas through this evening and tonight. Mobile, Ala., to Savannah, Ga., is the corridor with the highest chance for severe weather today. Tallahassee and Jacksonville, Fla., and Charleston, S.C., also have a decent chance for severe weather later this evening.

Severe Thunderstorm Watches stretch from northwestern Georgia to western Florida, including metro Atlanta. Golf ball size hail or larger and damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph will be possible this evening for cities such as Mobile and Dothan, Ala., Pensacola, Fla.

While the severe weather threat will end by mid-to-late evening in the Carolinas, the storm system's cold front will continue to generate stormy weather across northern Florida through tonight. However, the storm's intensity should gradually weaken during the overnight hours.

Parts of the Southeast will receive multiple rounds of thunderstorms producing heavy rain, with areas of flash flooding likely. Localized rain amounts of 2 to 4 inches are likely from southeastern Alabama into central and southern Georgia and southern South Carolina. 

So far today, there has been numerous reports of hail ranging between quarter size to golf ball size across the Gulf Coast and Southeast. There has been multiple wind damage reports due to trees falling amid gusty winds across southern Georgia into southern Alabama. 

Be sure to understand the difference between a watch and a warning. A watch means conditions are highly favorable for dangerous weather, and you should have a plan in place for acting. A warning means that dangerous weather has been observed or is imminent, and you need to act quickly to protect life and property.

Remember, lightning is one of Mother Nature’s most deadly killers. If you are close enough to hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.