Where There Could Be a Severe Storm Thursday PM

Main Threats Would Be Scattered to Isolated Hail and Wind

There is a chance of a severe thunderstorm Thu. PM/night from NE Missouri to northern Ohio. The yellow area on the map would be the equivalent of a Slight Risk (level 2), which is generally south of a line from South Bend to Detroit. The Storm Prediction Center says: “A cold front is forecast to advance southeastward into the southern Great Lakes by Thursday afternoon, with scattered to numerous thunderstorms developing along and near the front. Moderate instability should develop to the south of the front, which combined with strong deep-layer shear will likely support a severe threat during the afternoon and evening. The greatest threat is expected to be from northeast Missouri east-northeastward into western and northern Ohio, where a threat area has been added for Thursday.” The main threats would be hail and strong thunderstorm straight-line winds.

The pic. above is Main Street on Mackinac Island Monday afternoon (Horn’s Bar webcam). They do plow Main Street and they’ve got some pretty big piles there. I was watching the webcam and I saw an occasional snowmobile go by, people walking, walking dogs and on rare occasion, a horse drawn cart. The temperature at mid-afternoon on Mackinac Island was a cool 27.