Large Hail, Damaging Winds, Tornadoes Ahead
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The highest likelihood of very strong wind gusts is around the Sandhills area, around Pinehurst, Fayetteville and Wadesboro.
From WLNS Lansing
A severe weather outbreak is taking shape across the central and eastern United States, setting the stage for a weekend of thunderstorms, hail and potential tornadoes.
From The New York Times
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On the north side of this strong storm system, wintry precipitation continues to plague parts of the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes and New England. Winter alerts remain in effect for 9 million people, including in Green Bay, Wisconsin; Marquette, Michigan; Burlington, Vermont; and Portland, Maine.
The weather service Storm Prediction Center's latest guidance shows that the biggest risk of convective storms, the type of severe storms that can produce hail and tornadoes, includes areas near Enid and Stillwater in north-central Oklahoma.
If you’re not sure what to do in these conditions, that's understandable: This type of weather is very rare here.
Here's what's being predicted for Sunday by NWS, Accuweather, Weather Channel as they watch a system that could bring hail, tornadoes.
A round of fast-moving severe thunderstorms plowed through the Chicago area Sunday afternoon, producing hurricane-force winds and prompting tornado warnings in parts of Northwest Indiana. A tornado watch was issued throughout most the Chicago area and Northwest Indiana for much of the afternoon.
The warning is in place for western Franklin County, Ripley County northwestern Switzerland County in southeastern Indiana until 8:30 p.m.