One or two severe storms are expected tonight, and could possibly be accompanied by frequent lightning and dime-sized hail, according to WSMV-TV.
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The weather has been very quiet for Central Iowa through the fall so far but will change on Wednesday.
Adverse weather, accompanying the strengthening storm, will not just be confined to the Mississippi Valley on Veterans Day.
The potential for severe weather remains in the forecast across the nation’s midsection. Given the degree of wind shear and meager instability elsewhere, damaging wind gusts will be possible across the entire region, with isolated tornadoes a possibility as well. A tornado can not totally ruled out but the risk is looking very low at this point. Pairing this with the unstable air and moisture ahead of the cold front will provide the ingredients to help initiate thunderstorms. Figure 3 indicates more organized showers and a few storms in east Texas, Oklahoma and southwest Arkansas around noon. The worst was a storm that killed 16 west and north of Little Rock in April 2014.
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The storm system will also be responsible for gusty winds up to 30 miles per hour Wednesday and up to 50 miles per hour Wednesday night. “Besides Kate, we see no support for other tropical development across the Atlantic basin through the middle of November”, the weather expert said. A High Wind Watch will go in effect at 9 PM Wednesday and continue through 6 AM Thursday.
