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Periods of heavy rain, storms possible through Friday

A strong upper level low over the Central United States, which produced severe weather from Missouri to Alabama last night, will slowly shift eastward during the day on Thursday and will near the area on Friday. As it does so, increasing moisture owing to a south/southeast flow will bring more humidity and a setup conducive […]

PM Update: Pleasant pattern, but late week storm crashes party

Typically, in the transition seasons (autumn and spring) the atmosphere is more prone to large mid-level cyclones in the Central and Northern United States. These can include large upper level lows, cutoff lows in the mid levels of the atmosphere, and phasing jet streams. So far this autumn season, we haven’t seen any large low […]

Strong cutoff low will be the main weather story this week

A strong upper level storm system will cutoff from the main atmospheric flow/jet stream this week over the Central US, becoming the first strong cutoff low of the autumn season. These systems are typically observed in the transition seasons of Autumn and Spring, and can bring a plethora of weather impacts. One of the signature […]

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