Severe weather ongoing this afternoon! Plus, register now for the MN storm chasing convention!
A number of severe weather watches are in effect this afternoon and extending into the evening across parts of the northeast and central Plains states. The Hudson River Valley to eastern Ohio are currently seeing several lines of severe thunderstorms as a cold front makes its way toward the Atlantic coast. Damaging winds are the greatest threat with these storms, but a few brief tornadoes are also possible with the more intense cells. Locations just south and east of Pittsburgh, PA have been seeing a particularly strong cluster of storms that look to be producing very strong wind! Farther west, tornado warnings have been issued in Ohio, just north of Columbus. Severe storms have been ongoing over portions of southern Minnesota into northeastern Nebraska today as well. However, the main threat for severe weather is expected to kick off later this afternoon across southwestern portions of Nebraska, northwest Kansas and northeast Colorado, as a mid-level trough will begin to eject eastward out of the central Rockies into an area of moderate instability. Any storms that are able to fire in this area will be capable of very large hail and tornadoes, and a number of chasers are targeting this region this afternoon -- be sure to check the
Live page to see the latest!
In other news, you can now pre-register for the Minnesota Storm Chasing Convention, which will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2011! TVN Live streamer Michael Stanga is the coordinator of this event, and another live streamer, Dean Baron, is among those slated to talk, along with Storm Chasers' Tim Samaras and NY Times best-selling author Jenna Blum[/url] among others. Follow
this link for more information on this event!
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