A Colorful Day on the U.S. Hazards Map.

Good Morning!  Two large areas of heavy precipitation are ongoing across the Central U.S. this morning as a strong area of low pressure is developing to the Southwest.  A stripe of winter storm warnings is now in effect all the way from central Kansas in to Maine.  Some strong storms are now around the Texas/Oklahoma border as this area is currently under a severe thunderstorm watch.  The main threat from any of these storms will be hail and/or damaging winds.  The more prominent event of the day will unfold later this afternoon over portions of Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky.  Ongoing storms in Texas and Oklahoma will continue to move Northeast. As these storms move to the NE they will encounter a large amount of unstable and moist air from the gulf.  There will be enough rotation in the atmosphere that strong tornadoes and very large hail are likely.  These storms are expected to eventually merge in to a single bowing line with the threat for widespread damaging wind becoming the greater threat tonight.  All modes of severe weather will be possible in to the early hours of Friday morning so stay tuned to further updates. Have a great day!