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Round 2: More rain, probably not many severe storms

Posted May10, 2008 at 11:35 AM

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The second of three expected strong low pressure systems is set to move to the northwest of the region on Sunday. While it will drag abundant Gulf of Mexico moisture northward, and upper air winds would certainly be favorable for severe weather, cooler, drier air wedging in from the northeast will probably render the severe thunderstorm threat minimal to non-existent on Sunday. As a result, we can expect rain, including some hard showers and perhaps a few mild thunderstorms, but probably not the repeat of Thursday night's severe weather outbreak. The greatest risk of severe storms will be much farther south, in Georgia and South Carolina. Rainfall amounts through our area could be quite substantial, as this map from the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center shows.

For Storm Chase Trip 2008 ... it means we may be headed through some heavy rain in the morning on the way out, and we may look for the possibility of some stronger storms as we enter eastern Tennessee late in the morning.

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