Threat of Stormy Weather Christmas Eve
The latest National Weather Service briefing includes the possibility of stormy, maybe even severe, weather for the WIZS area.
You can always see the Latest Briefing of from the National Weather Service by clicking this link.
While the strongest, most wide-spread weather is expected along and east of the I-95 corridor as of this posting (at 9:30pm Wednesday), the fact remains the severe threat has shifted closer to our area in the last 24 hours. Does it shift closer, stay the same or move more to the east? Those facts and the timing will be revealed Thursday as the frontal boundary approaches.
The big questions are how warm and unstable it becomes in Vance County on Thursday, how far down the strongest winds aloft can reach towards the surface and if the greatest instability and “supercell” thunderstorms stay more to the east.
For now, the latest forecast, courtesy of the National Weather Service: Click here or read below for the period Thurs-Sat.
Thursday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. High near 64. South wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Low around 31. South wind 14 to 18 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Christmas Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 40.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 50.