The Madness is Over

Whew!  What a consecutive active number of days we've had with the departing storm system.  As expected, things were extremely busy yesterday and even through a part of last night kept some of us on our toes as the front finally pushed into the last few areas of the Southeast.  I'm very thankful that the squall line forecasted to develop and push into the Carolinas was not as strong as many of us had figured.  Places such as Charlotte were spared of what could have been strong straight-line winds, large hail, and/or possibly a spin up of a tornado.  The bigger line of storms was located further south near the west central SC border and even then that had eventually broke up some.  There was a supercell however that developed back in the mountains near Hendersonville and traveled northeastward toward Morgantan, with a tornado confirmed on the ground but no major damage since it was weak.  As for some or most of us that night, it was your average strong thunderstorm with wind gusts 50-60mph, heavy rain, frequent lightning, and small hail.  Our friends further east are experiencing slightly stronger storms since the front has timed itself to push through there during the day today.  As of this post, there was a tornado warning issued for Tyrrell and Washington counties, NC.

We should definitely have all of this cleared by tonight with some nice cool temperatures for lows.  Weekend looking a-okay throughout the Southeast.  No major severe weather expected to occur.  Just plenty of sunshine and warmth.  Hoping anyone hit by any of the tornadoes or damaging storms from yesterday are doing alright.  We can do without this event for a very long time.  This outbreak will be one for the books and be known throughout the years as one of the worst outbreaks ever to occur.  Last I checked, death toll is over 200 and counting as new confirmations come in.  Very tragic situation.  Just imagine if the warnings sent out from the weather offices, mets, or weather radios were not as frequent or heck if they were not as advanced, we could lost more....a lot more but our current technology allows us to get the folks informed of a dangerous weather situation and that's why people like myself are here to give you the latest on anything that comes up.  God bless you all and enjoy the rest of the day.  It's time for my brain to take a vacation...