DAY 1-3 SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK

DAY-1 OUTLOOK
A cut-off upper level trough of low pressure tracking east will bring enhanced chance for severe weather for a portion of Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas today.

DAY-2 OUTLOOK
Tomorrow the severe weather threat will spread east over Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and a portion of the western tip of the Florida Panhandle.

DAY-3 OUTLOOK
On Friday the severe weather threat will spread over a portion of Georgia and Florida north to the Carolinas and Virginia.  Stay up to date on weather conditions and advisories in the days to come...  RTW

SEVERE STORM DAY 2 AND 3 OUTLOOK

Another storm system will enhance severe weather across Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi in the coming days.

ENHANCED RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING AND MARGINAL RISK FOR TUESDAY

There is an enhanced risk for severe weather this evening for the North Carolina and Virginia.

There is a marginal risk for severe weather for a portion of Florida, Georgia, Carolina and a slight risk for a portion of  Georgia south Carolina and north Carolina on Tuesday.

Heavy rain, Gusty winds, hail, frequent lightning and the possibilty of a tornadoes...RTW

SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER TODAY

Strong weather system tracking east is producing a strong to severe line with embedded hail, Gusty winds, frequent lightning and possible tornado.

This system will be affecting northeast Mississippi the Carolinas, southeast Virginia this evening.

The tail end of this systems will drag a squall line early today affecting the Florida Panhandle and Alabama and Georgia.

This line is producing allot of lightning as it moves over the northeast Gulf waters.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS AND MARINE WARNINGS

Storm warnings for east coast

Lightning map

24 HOURS LATER AND STORM SYSTEM STILL PRODUCING LIGHTNING IN THE NORTHEAST GULF

Wow and 24 hours later this slow moving system is still producing an abundance of lightning.

LIGHTNING HAS BEEN STRIKING OUT 50 MILES FROM THUNDERHEAD THIS MORNING

It's pretty amazing to see lightning striking out ahead of some of these cells tracking east toward Alabama.  There has been some cells producing lightning as far out as 50 miles from the thunderhead.

Generally speaking lightning strikes usually 30 to 35 miles ahead of a thunderhead but this storm has plenty of energy to produce strikes further out.

This is why if you see lightning or hear thunder at at a distance you should head indoors.

Stormy southeast with plenty convective activity, and frequent lightning.

NEW EVENT MARINE WARNING NWS MIAMI

GMZ035-044-054-040530-
/O.NEW.KKEY.MA.W.0046.190404T0501Z-190404T0530Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Key West FL
101 AM EDT THU APR 4 2019

The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
Hawk Channel and Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile
Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out 20 nm...
Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal
out to 5 fathoms...

* Until 130 AM EDT.

* At 101 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Pelican
Shoal. The strong thunderstorm was nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

SOURCE...National Weather Service Meteorologist.

IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher
waves, frequent lightning, and very heavy downpours.

* Locations in the warning include...
Western Sambo, Vandenberg, Joe's Tug, Pelican Shoal, East Sambo,
Snipe Point and Ninefoot Shoal.

LAT...LON 2471 8167 2464 8149 2439 8167 2447 8187
2471 8174
TIME...MOT...LOC 0501Z 035DEG 3KT 2454 8165

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

SPECIAL MARINE WARNING LOWER FLORIDA KEYS

GMZ035-044-040500-
/O.NEW.KKEY.MA.W.0045.190404T0430Z-190404T0500Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Key West FL
1230 AM EDT THU APR 4 2019

The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal
out to 5 fathoms...
Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal
out to the reef...

* Until 100 AM EDT.

* At 1230 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Snipe Point.
The strong thunderstorm was nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

SOURCE...National Weather Service Meteorologist.

IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher
waves, frequent lightning, and very heavy downpours.

* Locations in the warning include...
Stock Island, Cudjoe Bay, Raccoon Key, Snipe Point and Ninefoot
Shoal.

LAT...LON 2479 8162 2477 8149 2468 8146 2456 8155
2449 8170 2453 8176 2463 8180 2471 8176
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 035DEG 4KT 2468 8159

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

ACCUWEATHER'S NEW HURRICANE RISK GRAPHICS FOR 2019

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