Tornado Outbreak Likely Wednesday as Severe Storms Target the South, Ohio Valley (FORECAST)Stay safe everyone. Happy holidays.
December 22, 2015
Severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes, damaging wind gusts and large hail are expected to fire up late Tuesday night through Wednesday from parts of the South to as far north as the Ohio Valley.
Wednesday appears to be a dangerous day across those regions with a tornado outbreak likely, according to Dr. Greg Forbes, a severe weather expert at The Weather Channel.
The Tornado Conditions Index, better known as TOR:CON, has been raised to as high as 7 out of 10 for parts of west Tennessee, northern Mississippi and northern Alabama on Wednesday, meaning there's a 70 percent chance of a tornado within 50 miles of any location in the indicated area. Tornadoes and damaging winds will also be possible in a much larger area from the Gulf Coast to the Ohio Valley. TOR:CON values as high as 5 and 6 stretch from northern Louisiana and central Mississippi to eastern Arkansas, southeast Missouri and southern Illinois.
(TOR:CON: See the Tornado Threat in Your State)
This is a serious situation that you should prepare for if you live in or are traveling through the affected states Wednesday. Be sure you have a way to get warning information and have a plan prepared for finding safe shelter should severe weather affect your location.