YOU
YOU WHAT
YOU WHAT ACTION BELLA SAYS THEY WANT TO SEE TAKEN HERE IN SALZBURG.
I'M ON A HARRIS WASC CHARLOTTE
TURN NOW TO WEATHER A GLOOMY,
RAINY AND DOWNRIGHT JUST
GORGEOUS DAY OUTSIDE PRAGUE.
BRAD IS TRACKING THESE SHOWERS
FOR US RIGHT NOW.
BRAD, WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FOR
TONIGHT?
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
SEE THE LIGHT RAIN, DRIZZLE AND
MESS.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS FOR MOST OF
THE HEAVIER RAIN IS STARTING TO
+@MOVE OUT OF THE REGION.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO SEE FOG AND
DRIZZLE PERSIST FOR MOST OF THE
NIGHT EVEN AS THE HEAVIER BANDS
BEGIN TO SHIFT OFF TO THE EAST.
WHAT'S HELPING US IS EVERYTHING
IS BEGINNING TO PUSH OFF TO T+@E
EAST BUT A NEW SYSTEM IS
DEVELOPING ACROSS A SOUTHERN+@
PLAINS.
TH+@E UPPER LEVEL ENERGY IS
+@
PLAINS. TH+@E UPPER LEVEL ENERGY IS COMING HERE AND WARM HUMID AIR
IS SURGING TO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS.
THIS BROAD WHAT WE CALL TROUGH
OR DIP IN THE JET STREAM IS A
POWERFUL SPRING STORM AND THIS
IS WHY WE SEE SEVERE WEATHER
THIS TIME OF YEAR.
WE STILL HAVE THE STRONG JET
STREAM WINDS OF THE WINTER BUT
WE'RE STARTING TO I+@NTRODUCE
THAT WARM HUMID AIR.
THE COMBINATION OF THOSE TWO IS
WHAT PRODUCES OUR SEVERE
WEATHER.
IT'S NOT SO M+@UCH THE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE AS IT IS
THE WIND SPEEDS IN THE MID AND
UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
WITH THAT STRONG JET STREAM
COMBINING WITH THE WARM HUMID
AIR AT THE SURFACE.
SO THIS SYSTEM IS ALL COLD SO
WE'RE NOT SEEING ANY SEVERE
WEATHER WITH THE FIRST SYSTEM.
BUT IS THAT STRONG JET STREAM
+@
WEATHER WITH THE FIRST SYSTEM. BUT IS THAT STRONG JET STREAM ENERGY IN THE UPPER LOW MOVES
OUT OF THE PLAINS, WARM HUMID
AIR SURGES OUT OF THE GULF OF
MEXICO AND IN THIS SECTION HERE
WE'LL HAVE THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOP.
SOME OF THESE COULD BE TORNADIC
SUPER CELLS THAT MOVE ACROSS
ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, EVEN
PARTS OF ARKANSAS AND
TENNESSEE.
+@NOW AS IT MOVES TO THE EAST, E
PARTS OF ARKANSAS AND TENNESSEE. +@NOW AS IT MOVES TO THE EAST, @
SHOULD SEE A WEAKENING+@ TREND
OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY.
BUT WHAT WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT IS
THE TIMING OF THIS MEANS THE
ATMOSPHERE CAN RECOVER, WHICH
MEANS MORE FUEL FOR STORMS
MOVES IN AHEAD THIS LINE AND IT
REALLY INTENSIFIES IN THE
AFTERNOON HEAT.
NOW THE REAL QUESTION IS HOW
MUCH SUNSHINE OR WARMING ARE WE
GOING TO SEE AND MAY NOT TAKE
MUCH BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH
WIND ENERGY IN THE ATMOSPHERE
WITH THIS SYSTEM EVEN THOUGH
THAT DOESN'T LOOK IMPRESSIVE.
THESE COULD BE INDIVIDUAL
ROTATING STORMS ALONG THIS COLD
FRONT BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
AND EVEN THOUGH EVERYONE MAY
NOT SEE RAIN, IT'S NOTHING LIKE
TODAY'S WIDESPREAD RAIN.
THE STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ROTATE OR
BECOME SEVERE VERY QUICKLY ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
AND JUST TO SH+@OW YOU A CLOSER
UP VIEW OF THIS, YOU COULD
SEE TOMORROW ACTUALLY NOT A BAD
DAY COMPARED TO TODAY WILL
ACTUALLY BE MUCH WARMER WITH
CLOUDS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING.
BUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN+@ IS
THAT SOUTHERLY WIND STARTS
CRANKING UP.
YOU SEE THE FLOW OF AIR COMING
STRAIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTH VERY
WARM AND HUMID AIR ON THURSDAY
MORNING AS THE COLD FRONT
APPROACHES WHAT'S STILL
UNCERTAIN IS THE TIMING OF THAT
FRONT.
IF IT GETS HERE QUICKER, THAT'S
ACTUALLY WORKS IN OUR FAVOR
THAT WOULD DETER THE SEVERE
WEATHER THREAT IF IT SLOWS DOW+N
+@
THAT WOULD DETER THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IF IT SLOWS DOW+N AND ALLOWS FOR THE ATMOSPHERE
TO REALLY GET HEATED UP HERE,
TH+@EN WE COULD POTENTIALLY
SEE THOSE STRONG STORMS DEVELOP
IN THE HEATING OF THE DAY AND
INTO THE EVENING HOURS,
POSSIBLY ONE OR TWO WAVES
DEPENDING ON HOW THINGS UNFOLD.
SO RIGHT NOW OUR PRIMARY
CONCERN L+@OOKS TO BE DAMAGING
WINDS BECAUSE OF ALL THAT WIND
ENERGY.
BUT ANY STORMS THAT CAN GET
ORGANIZED WHICH MEANS DEVELOP
VERTICALLY+@ INTO THE ATMOSPHERE
COULD POTENTIALLY ROTATE AND
PRODUCE TORNADOES AND HAIL
BECAUSE OF THAT UPPER LEVEL
LOW.
SOME TRAINING STORMS COU+@LD
PRODUCE FLOODING BUT REALLY
WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT HAIL,
TORNADOES AND STRAIGHT LINE
+@WINDS WITH THIS EVENT ON
THURSDAY JUST TO SHOW YOU THAT
WIND SHEAR THERE IS THAT PIECE
OF ENERGY MOVING OUT OF THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS AT THE SURFACE
THOSE STRONG WINDS ARE COMING
OUT OF THE SOUTH BUT YOU GO UP
AROUND 10 TO 15 THOUSAND FEET
THE WINDS WILL BE COMING OUT OF
THE SOUTHWEST SO THAT+@ CHANGING
WITH WIND DIRECTION AND HEIGHT
CREATES WIND SHEAR AND IF A
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPS TA+@LL
ENOUGH WHICH REMEMBER SOME
THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE UP TO 30
40 THOUSAND FEET AND HIGH, THAT
WIND DIRECTION CAUSES THE S+@TOM
TO ROTATE AND THAT'S WHAT HELPS
PRODUCE SEVERE STORMS.
SO THAT SETUP IS WHAT WE'RE
WATCHING THE WARM HUMID AIR
ALLOWS THESE TALLER STORMS TO
DEVELOP IF WE DON'T GET THE
WARM HUMID AIR THESE STORMS ARE
SHALLOWER AND CAN'T TAP INTO
ALL THAT WIND SHEAR ON THURSDAY
.
SO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THREE
WAYS TO GET WARNINGS ON
THURSDAY WE YOUR WIRELESS
EMERGENCY ALERTS TEXT ALERTS
ARE APPS LIKE RWC CHARLOTTE
WEATHER AT OR ON TV.
MAKE SURE YOU'RE WATCHING US OR
THE LIVE STREAM SOCIAL MEDIA.
MAKE SURE THAT'S UP TO DATE
THOUGH.
MAKE SURE YOU'RE LOOKING AT
FEED THAT HAS CURRENT AND
NOTIFICATIONS TURNED ON NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND FRIENDS AND
FAMILY.
SOME FOLKS MAY NOT BE WEATHER
AWARE ON THURSDAY.
SO DO EVERYBODY A SERVICE AND
CALL AND TEXT THEM IF YOU KNOW
SEVERE WEATHER IMMINENT TO LET
THEM KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AND
THURSDAY COULD BE ONE OF MANY
DAYS LIKE WE SEE IN THE
SPRINGTIME IF WE DON'T
SEE A HUGE THREAT ON THURSDAY,
IF THINGS GO THE OTHER
DIRECTION AND ACTUALLY GET A
LITTLE BIT