…THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE LOWER TO MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY…

Slight risk in Cincinnati with enhanced risk in part of southeast Indiana.

Categorical Day1 1200Z Outlook

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Day 1 Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
MODERATE 84,433 5,651,963 Memphis, TN…Little Rock, AR…Evansville, IN…Clarksville, TN…Jackson, TN…
ENHANCED 139,018 14,715,831 Indianapolis, IN…Nashville, TN…St. Louis, MO…Louisville, KY…Jackson, MS…
SLIGHT 227,524 35,920,487 Chicago, IL…Milwaukee, WI…New Orleans, LA…Toledo, OH…Cincinnati, OH…
MARGINAL 244,889 42,327,428 Houston, TX…Dallas, TX…Detroit, MI…Columbus, OH…Cleveland, OH…

For the Cincinnati area, showers and storms are expected this evening into tonight. Some of
these storms may be strong to severe, with damaging winds being the
primary threat. A tornado or two will be possible.

For the entire treat area, numerous severe thunderstorms appear likely today across a large part of the lower/mid Mississippi Valley northward into the Midwest, and lower Ohio Valley. Several tornadoes with some strong, widespread damaging winds, some of which could be significant, and large to very large hail will likely occur.

…THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOWER/MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE MIDWEST…

Scattered to numerous severe thunderstorms appear likely across a large portion of the lower/mid Mississippi Valley into the Midwest, Ohio Valley, and Southeast on Wednesday. Large to very large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes will all be possible. Strong tornadoes may occur.

For Cincinnati, showers and storms are expected very late Wednesday evening through Wednesday night. Some of these storms may be strong to severe, with damaging winds being the primary threat.

Georgia weather station records 129 mph gust during EF-2 tornado strike

The University of Georgia Weather Network station near Byromville recorded a gust of 129.3 mph Tuesday afternoon as an apparent tornado swirled nearby.

BYROMVILLE, Ga. — A weather station in Georgia may have recorded a state-record wind gust after it took a direct or near-direct hit from a tornado during a recent tornado outbreak.

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