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Sunday: A few strong to severe storms possible midday

/ at 9:28 PM

The main weather story for Sunday will be the risk for strong to severe thunderstorms in association with a squall line moving through the area generally from the mid-morning through mid-afternoon hours. Damaging wind gusts will be the overriding concern, but a tornado or two cannot be discounted, nor can some sporadic hail reports be discounted as well.

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Weekend forecast: Breezy with strong storms possible Sunday

/ March 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM

Breezy conditions continue this weekend ahead of a strong storm system that’s working its way across the midsection of the country over the next day or so, which could bring some strong storms to the area on Sunday.

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Friday & the weekend: Warm week ends with storms on Sunday

/ March 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM

Warm weather continues for Friday and the weekend ahead of our next storm system on Sunday, which could bring us a round of strong to severe thunderstorms.

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Thursday: A few more clouds, but still warm

/ March 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM

We’ll see a few more clouds on Thursday as a shortwave trough swings through aloft, but other than a slight downtick in temperatures compared to Wednesday’s highs in the low 80s, we’ll remain seasonably warm as surface high pressure remains anchored in the Atlantic for one more day. We’ll keep an eye on the moisture profiles to make sure that no showers try to overachieve with the upper-level energy moving by, but the expectation is that it’ll just be too dry for much more than the enhanced cloud cover.

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Rest of the work week: Quiet and warm; watching storm chances on Sunday

/ March 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM

We’ll continue this benign stretch of weather for the rest of the work week, but as we head into the weekend, we’ll need to keep an eye on a storm system that could bring another round of rain and thunderstorms for Sunday.

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