We are now under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 11pm. The primary threat will be strong winds and hail. Timing looks to be after 7pm for our area.
Here are the details from the Storm Prediction Center.
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 76 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 330 PM EDT Tue Mar 21 2017 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northern Alabama Northern Georgia Western North Carolina Western South Carolina Middle and Southeast Tennessee * Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 330 PM until 1100 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Widespread large hail likely with isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely SUMMARY...Strong to severe Thunderstorms are expected to develop across the watch area this afternoon and spread southeastward through the early evening. Large hail is the main threat, but an increasing risk of damaging winds will also develop by late afternoon. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles north and south of a line from 60 miles south southwest of Clarksville TN to 20 miles southeast of Anderson SC. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
What?!? But, it’s gorgeous outside!!
It won’t last
Damnit!
It never does….
Thunder storm north east of Murrayville, I can hear it.
Yeah just posted about it. Not related to the main system to come.
Yeah, looks to be a bruiser. 2″ hail… 70 mph wind gusts.
Thundering on black mountain rd
Meredith Seader
Omg
Was the worst storm I’ve seen in a good while…lightening, thunder, wind, hail….the works.