weather report

Harrison Weather Station -
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY ON SATURDAY
SEVERE WEATHER OR TORNADO WATCH LIKELY TO BE ISSUED LATER TODAY

GOOD MORNING FROM THE OFFICES OF THE HARRISON WEATHER CENTER, NOT OFTEN IS OUR AREA PLACED UNDER A MODERATE RISK AREA FOR SEVERE WEATHER, THE STORMS PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED SUCH A RISK FOR OUR AREA TODAY / SATURDAY.

IN THE SHORT TERM, WHILE THERE STILL CAN BE A SCATTERED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY NORTH AND WEST OF US THIS MORNING THE THREAT OF ANY SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL EARLY TODAY SEEMS TO BE OVER. THE WARM FRONT IS WELL TO OUR NORTH AND TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT HAVE REMAIN NEAR 70 DEGREES AND DEW POINTS HAVE RISEN INTO THE 50S.

EXPECT A DAY FILLED WITH HAZY SUNSHINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S, THEN BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO THE REGION. AN OFFICIAL SEVERE WEATHER WATCH BOX IS LIKELY TODAY THIS WILL EITHER BE A TORNADO WATCH OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH DEPENDING ON HOW UNSTABLE THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES. HEAVY RAINFALL THAT PRODUCES FLASH URBAN FLOODING IS POSSIBLE, STRONG WINDS OVER 60 MILES PER HOUR IS ALSO POSSIBLE, LARGE HAIL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

THE ATMOSPHERE TODAY DOES CONTAIN WIND SHEAR IN THE UPPER LEVELS WHEN THIS OCCURS THERE IS THE THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOS AND WITH THE A MODERATE RISK AREA OF THE AREA TODAY THE THREAT OF SUCH TORNADOS DOES INCREASE. THE WINDOW FOR THIS SEVERE / STORMY WEATHER TO DEVELOP WILL BE 2PM TO 10 PM OR UNTIL COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE, IN THE WAKE OF THE SEVERE WEATHER EVENT LOOK FOR A SUNNY CALMER DAY ON SUNDAY WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S.

ANYONE WITH ANY OUTDOOR EVENTS TODAY PLEASE DO NOT FOOL AROUND WITH THIS SERIOUS WEATHER SITUATION A FRIENDLY HAZY SUNNY SKY AND FILL WITH STRONG TO SEVERE AND EVEN TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS IN A HURRY, IF THREATENING WITH APPROACHES AND THE SKY TURNS BLACK AS NIGHT AND IT’S THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING, IF THUNDER IS HEARD USE THE SAFETY RULE IF THUNDER ROARS GO INDOORS AND IF THERE IS HEAVY RAINFALL / FLOODING IF WATER COVERS A ROADWAY TURN AROUND AND DON’T DROWN.

HWC SEVERE WEATHER DESK HAS ALREADY BEEN ACTIVATED FOR THIS SEVERE WEATHER EVENT POSSIBLE LATER TODAY, THE DAILY FORECAST PACKAGE INCLUDING THE LONG RANGE OUTLOOK HAS BEEN SUSPENDED
UNTIL THE SEVERE WEATHER EVENT PASSES.

LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE URGED TO NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND THEY SHOULD ALSO CLOSELY MONITOR THE WEATHER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM HWC AND NOW CASTS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED, HAVE A GOOD DAY AND BE CAREFUL.