Courtesy of The Weather Channel Weather Information for April 28-April 30 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday Night, April 28-29 Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in the following areas: TOR:CON VALUES North and central Alabama - 7 South Alabama - 6 Western Florida Panhandle - 5 North Georgia - 6 West-central Georgia - 5 South and east-central Mississippi - 7 West-central and northeast Mississippi - 4 to 5 early Western North Carolina - 5 South-central and southeast North Carolina - 2 Northern South Carolina - 5 Tuesday, April 29 Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in the following areas: AL south - 7 AL north - 5 FL west panhandle - 7 FL east panhandle, northeast - 4 GA north, central, southwest - 6 GA southeast - 4 NC - 5 SC west - 6 TOR:CON Value Descriptions 8+ Very high probability of a tornado 6 - High probability of a tornado 4 - Moderate chance of a tornado nearby, but hail and/or high wind gusts possible 2 - Low chance of a tornado, but hail and/or high wind gusts possible 0 - Near-zero chance of a tornado or a severe thunderstorm The TOR:CON index ranges from 0 to 10. Multiply the value by 10 to get your percentage chance of a tornado within 50 miles of a location. For example, a TOR:CON index of 6 means theres a 60% chance of a tornado within 50 miles of any location in the indicated area.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 22:10:43 +0000