Severe Thunderstorm WATCH Until 11PM

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:


CHEROKEE             CHESTER             CHESTERFIELD
DARLINGTON           DILLON              FAIRFIELD
FLORENCE             HORRY               KERSHAW
LANCASTER            LEE                 MARION
MARLBORO             UNION               WILLIAMSBURG

YORK

Remember a WATCH means that conditions are right for the development of

severe thunderstorms.  A WARNING means that a severe storm has been

spotted and you need to take shelter.  Looking for storms to form

over much of the state this evening into tonight.

Get Ready To Rumble!!!!

SEVERE WEATHER LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT

A slow moving cold front is off to our west and ahead of the front are small disturbances or “shortwaves” leading to instability and forcing in the atmosphere this will form scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms.

The past few afternoons where most storms have been more isolated with limited “shear” (Wind shear is a very quick change in wind speed or direction the higher you go in the atmosphere which is critical for severe storm development) this won’t be the case today as I believe we’ll see batches of strong to severe cells develop by late afternoon.  Models are having a fun time with this meaning they are trying to figure out a consensus with what is becoming a very complex atmospheric environment by late in the day.

The primary threat will damaging winds with large hail.

Storm Prediction Center has the state under a slight risk of severe weather however, don’t let that fool you, the opportunity for some of us to see strong storms is likely. 

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