Part 1: SEVERE WEATHER...
Part 2: Oil talk may have to wait...
Part 3: A very important Westport Weather Update...
Part 1:
I wasn't exactly "planning" on this, but it needs to happen... There is the potential for a real severe weather outbreak right in the tri-state area, home to millions of people... Here is your updated severe weather map, one that may really surprise you...
Level 1: Dark clouds, Downpours, Thunder, Breezy
Level 2: Dark clouds, Heavy downpours, Lightning and Thunder (some ground lightning), Winds between 30-50 mph, Penny- Quarter sized hail
Level 3: Dark clouds, Drenching downpours, Ground lightning, Winds between 40-70 mph, Isolated Tornadoes, Pin pong ball- tennis ball size Hail
Level 4: Pitch Black clouds, Blinding rains, Ground Lightning, Hurricane force winds, Tornadoes likely, Baseball- Softball+ size Hail, Severe Weather Outbreak!
So what exactly is happening? Well a cold front is expected to move through the area later tonight and tomorrow, but ahead of that, the air is extremely humid and unstable, making the atmosphere perfect for tornado, and strong to severe development... In fact, NOAA has just issued a moderate risk of tornado's for the "Level 4" area, and the Weather Channel has issued a 50% chance of tornado's in the "Level 4" area... Doctor Greg Forbes from the weather channel now says, an addition 20-24 tornado's are possible throughout the rest of the day with the most likely in the "Level 4" area... This isn't just any outbreak though... It's the first of the year in the northeast, and its home to well over 20 million people!!!! I can't give exact times on when these storms will hit, but i can say they are moving through PA, and Upstate NY at this time, and are likely to strengthen and hit sometime between 12 and 4 pm, we'll have to watch this... Keep in mind thought these storms are very scattered, so you may luck out and escape it, even in the "Level 4" area...
Part 2:
Sadly, due to the whole severe weather outbreak, i still don't have the time i need to update on the oil spill, so it may have to wait until later this afternoon or tomorrow... But for now i can tell you, it is better news than before!!!!
Part 3:
WOW do we have a hell of a day on the way... We are in the level 4 area which means the following things are possible, but will be very scattered so don't have a panic attack quite yet... : Level 4: Pitch Black clouds, Blinding rains, Ground Lightning, Hurricane force winds, Tornadoes likely, Baseball- Softball+ size Hail, Severe Weather Outbreak! It will be a mess today... There is actually a 50% chance of sighting a tornado today in our area... There is a high probability of having either a tornado warning or watch issued for the area, we may even hear alarms go off later in the day due to the severe weather... These lines of storms already have a history of producing plenty of severe weather, and are expected to only get stronger... I can't give exact times for these storms, since they are so scattered, but i can say i suggest staying inside between 12:45 and 4:00 PM...
-Scott Pecoriello
