Joe Fitzwater

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[Joe Fitzwater @meteojoe]

Likely a strong tornado north of Bloomington, IN tonight. Heck of a signature showing up #inwx #tornado

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Massive CC hole on the north side of Teutopolis. #tornado

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Likely a violent tornado on the ground north of Teutopolis, heading toward Montrose in eastern Illinois. #ilwx #tornado

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@BanditJustice Still way too early to iron out the details but that would certainly help. Good setup though overall.

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@BanditJustice I think their outlook in the pic above is a solid one - these storms are going to flare up quick... already doing so!

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Storms are expected to develop this PM in WV with a cold front pushing through. This front will interact with our hot and humid air mass and enable storms to develop quickly. Storms will be capable of damaging wind gusts and hail. Timeframe will be between 3 PM and 8 PM. #wvwx

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@Wesorama Thank you Wesley, I appreciate it man!

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This area of development is moving SE into an area that has seen a lot of sunshine this AM, resulting in a lot of surface instability, which should allow these storms to develop quickly. Storm chances in WV will be highest between 4 PM and 8 PM. #wvwx

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We're still expecting scattered strong storms to develop late this afternoon in WV. We're seeing cumulus clouds on satellite this morning begin to grow vertically in Ohio - signs that thunderstorms are beginning to develop. #wvwx

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@BanditJustice I hadn't looked at what they posted - no I don't think so - there's definitely some energy there for these storms.

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WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON STORMS: It's a small window of opportunity, but a couple of hours of sunshine with decent wind shear (change in wind speed and direction with height) in the lower atmosphere should allow a couple of strong to severe storms to form in the afternoon. #wvwx

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The biggest hinderance to these storms is the lack of moisture - dew points in the mid 50s isn't exactly a lot of moisture for storms to work with - but it should be ENOUGH with the wind shear and surface instability present to pop a couple of strong storms. #wvwx

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Strong wind gusts are the primary threat between 4 PM and 8 PM Wednesday, though with pretty dry mid-level air present, hail is also on the table in some of the stronger storms. Storms will exit by dusk Wednesday. #wvwx

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@weathertrackus Pretty impressive path, too!

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@StormzZone @weathertrackus I see a pretty decent signature at 20:07 but the others were kinda meh. Just my two cents though!

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@BanditJustice Isolated threat on Tuesday (mentioned it on FB). Wednesday is a little tricker but could have a slightly higher ceiling. Will dive more into that day tomorrow.

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