Monday, September 1, 2014

Detroit to Tulsa in Path of Labor Day Evening Storms

By Brian Lada, Meteorologist
September 1,2014; 9:06PM,EDT
 
 
Severe thunderstorms will threaten holiday festivities across parts of the Midwest and central Plains to close out the extended Labor Day weekend.
Thunderstorms began to develop from Michigan to northern Indiana on Monday afternoon ahead of a cold front moving into the region. These storms will be locally heavy and gusty while tracking eastward into Monday night.
Farther south, storms are forecast to become locally severe from southern Indiana to Missouri, southeastern Kansas and northern Oklahoma into Monday night.
Be prepared to slow down when traveling at highway speeds.

Damaging wind gusts, large hail and frequent lightning are expected to be the main threats with thunderstorms before the threat shifts to flooding downpours overnight.
However, this does not mean that thunderstorms cannot produce gusty winds after the sun sets.
Some of the strongest storms may even spin up a brief tornado late in the day. Although this would be an isolated event, a tornado can quickly turn a holiday event into a nightmare for those involved.
AccuWeather.com MinuteCast™ can help keep you ahead of the storms by giving a minute-by-minute forecast for your exact location.
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People planning to travel across this area on Monday evening or Monday night may encounter travel delays due to these thunderstorms.
Not only can torrential downpours lead to slower traffic and flooded roadways, but also delays at the airports.
Monday's severe weather will be replaced with drier, more comfortable conditions on Tuesday as the severe weather threat shifts eastward to the mid-Atlantic.

A shower or thunderstorm may still linger around cities such as St. Louis, Indianapolis and Detroit on Tuesday morning before the drier weather moves in for the second half of the day.
While some cooler and less humid air will reach the interior Northeast at midweek, rather hot and humid conditions for early September will hold along much of the Atlantic Seaboard.

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Dangerous tornado and straight winds of more than 80 mph likely with these storms moving SE. 9:08 radar. #kswx #okwx pic.twitter.com/alswRuLJdZ
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