The first significant severe weather outbreak kicks off today and will last through Friday.

The main target area for severe potential including damaging wind, large hail and of course tornadoes…

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Heavy pulses of rain with potential for ‘training thunderstorms’ through the MS/TN/OH valleys will likely lead to flash flooding for some today through Friday.

3-day totals off QPF

7-day

It’ll be record warm ahead of the system gathering to the west…

Cold, possibly record cold on the backside with major Rocky Mountain snowfall.

GFS snow through 72 hrs (I think this is underdone)

More bullish ECMWF through 72 hrs

Latest GFS surface charts through the next 72 hrs.

See video for today’s discussion and more on the longer range!

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