Storm Threat Decreases Overnight

9 Jan 2022, 6:30 pm

Severe thunderstorms and confirmed tornadoes were reported across our Gulf Coast states through Sunday and some storms may still hold their strength into the nighttime hours. Most models show storms winding down tonight.

Sunday Severe Outlook

The Storm Prediction Center has downgraded the risk for severe thunderstorms to marginal along the front over the next number of hours.

Severe Threats

After seeing tornadoes along and ahead of this system, the tornado threat will continue to dissipate through the overnight hours but still be sure to have a way to be woken open if you still have not seen storms and are highlighted in the regions below.

In fact, there have already been a few confirmed tornadoes so far from these storms,

In Sabine Parish, Louisiana a possible tornado moved through the area unfortunately producing this damage.

We have more damage footage coming out of Sabine Parish, LA. The Sabine Parish Sheriff's Office says a possible tornado moved through this area.#LAwx #tornado #severestorm #damage pic.twitter.com/R9OTFdbifc

— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) January 9, 2022

Wind Potential

As this broken line of storms continues to track eastward through the next few hours, gusty winds up to 60 mph will still be possible to become damaging in their path.

Hail Potential

The hail potential is much less in these areas, but still non-zero. If updrafts get strong enough within these storms we may see some isolated hail up to 1″ in diameter.

Forecast

Now that storms have been tracking steadily through the afternoon and into the early evening, our forecast models have a better handle on how long they will last. Based on our in-house model, storms still hold their strength until about nightfall when they lose their intensity. These will still be rowdy as they approach the Atlantic Coast so we will keep an eye on them.

Heavy Rain Threat

Heavy rainfall will be possible with some areas seeing rain totals near 4 inches when all is said and done. This will create a threat for flooding rains. In fact, some have already seen really impressive rainfall totals so far.

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Kara has always been passionate about weather and knew from an early age that she wanted to become a meteorologist. Living in different regions of the country and experiencing weather events ranging from ice storms to tornadoes drove her to pursue a bachelor's degree in meteorology from the University of Oklahoma. Throughout college, storm chasing became a regular event for Kara, where she saw fir... Load Morest-hand the power of the atmosphere. Kara graduated cum laude from OU and decided to further her meteorology education with a Master's degree from Mississippi State University. The deadly April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak struck while Kara was studying at MSU; her first “Dixie Alley” tornado event and an up close glimpse into the destruction of the storms she so closely studied. Her broadcast career began in Elvis’ birthplace, Tupelo, Mississippi, where she earned her Certified Broadcast Meteorologist seal from the American Meteorological Society. Kara's career has included coverage of all types of severe weather including tornado events, flooding and tropical systems across multiple southern states. Recently she helped cover the 2020 Easter Sunday deadly tornado outbreak in southeast Mississippi. In her free time, you can find Kara outdoors exploring new areas with her mini poodle,Truffles. Kara is also an avid runner and frequently races in 5Ks, 10Ks and half marathons. Say hi to Kara on Twitter and Facebook!