Super crazy oppressive heat

Posted by steviestorms on July 19, 2013

This should be the last day of this ridiculously oppressive heat. With temperatures nearing 100 degrees, and the dew point in the 70s, it is going to feel more like 110 today!! Luckily tomorrow late in the day a cold front should arrive with strong to severe storms! This will get us back to some more normal temps into the 80s. Be safe out there! its dangerously hot out! Please check on elderly and people living alone. Drink lots of water and don’t go outside unless you have to! Also please please please don’t leave any pet or human in a car, even for just a minute as temperatures can get to 140-150 rapidly in this weather! Stay safe and cool! -SS

Severe storms possible

Posted by steviestorms on July 10, 2013

Severe storms possible

As a cold front swings through the region on Wednesday, two very different air masses will collide. The drier air from the northern Plains will meet the steamy air coming from the Southeast into the mid-Atlantic. The merge of dry air and very moist air will create favorable conditions for thunderstorms, some of which may be severe.
The main threats with these storms will be torrential downpours, damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 mph and even some hail. -SS