ACTIVE STORM PERIOD?

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Story Created: Apr 21, 2009 at 9:08 PM CST

Story Updated: Apr 21, 2009 at 9:08 PM CST

Active Storm Period On The Horizon?

Several days of strong south winds should really help pull Gulf moisture northward by the weekend. At the same time, a large, slow moving storm system will drop down the west coast of the U.S. and slowly move in our direction. As this occurs, winds in the middle and upper levels of the atmosphere will increase some as we see a possible dry line sets up across the Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma. The air east of the dry line could become unstable, providing fuel for thunderstorms to develop by Saturday afternoon and Sunday. There's some questions with this however. The air at cloud level will be warming, creating what's called a cap on the atmosphere. This keep clouds from growing into thunderstorms. However, if storms are able to form, they would likely be severe.
A better threat could come on Sunday as the main storm system moves a little closer. This may help push a cold front further south into southern Planes. This, combined with the dryline could help produce a better chance for storms. Again the air could be unstable and with stronger winds present throughout the atmosphere, severe weather could be possible.
We could see the storm threat linger into early next week with the slow movement of this storm system and the possibility of another storm moving into the area.
 

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