LATEST: Parts of the Upstate under ‘very high’ risk for severe weather, including tornadoes
SOME HEAVIER RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE UPSTATE THIS AS OUR AIR MASS IS BEGINNING TO CHANGE AS WARMER MORE UNSTABLE AIR WORKS IN FROM THE SOUTH FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER OUT OF THAT ACTIVITY AS WE BEGIN TO CHANGE BUT THE MAIN EVENT IS BACK TOWARD THE WEST AND IT’S THIS LINE RIGHT HERE MOVING THROUGH ALABAMA AS IT MOVES EAST IT’LL BRING WITH THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING STRONG WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES THAT RISKS THE GREATEST TONIGHT BACK TOWARD, ALABAMA APPROACHING THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. I THE SUN RISE TOMORROW NOW AS WE GO INTO OUR AREA THAT THREAT REALLY RAMPS UP SAY BETWEEN SEVEN AND EIGHT O’CLOCK FOR NORTHEAST, GEORGIA EIGHT TO TEN O’CLOCK IN THE UPSTATE WEST OF GREENVILLE, AND THEN YOU GO GREENVILLE TOWARDS SPARTANBURG BETWEEN 10:00 AND NOON LASTING TO AS LONG AS ABOUT TWO O’CLOCK THAT THREAT THE HIGHEST SOUTH OF 85 AND I’LL SHOW YOU WHY IN JUST A MOMENT HERE ARE THE ALERT HOURS THAT I’VE HIGHLIGHTED HERE BETWEEN SEVEN AND ONE O’CLOCK SHOWING THE HIGHEST. THE STRONGEST STORMS. LET ME SHOW YOU THAT BRAND NEW COMPUTER MODEL THAT MAPS IT OUT. WE’VE GOT SOME HEAVIER RAIN SETTING UP SHOP ACROSS I-85 NORTH AND NOW AS WE GO INTO THE MORNING HOUR, SEVEN EIGHT NINE O’CLOCK. THAT’S WHEN SOME RAIN IS GOING TO BE MOVING ON IN SOME OF THIS COULD BE LOCALLY HEAVY OR EVEN A STRONG TO SEVERE STORM RAMPING UP, BUT IT’S 8:30 OR SO THAT YOU START TO SEE SOME OF THESE SIGNATURES RIGHT HERE. THAT’S WHEN THE ROTATION GREATEST INSTABILITY BEGINS TO OVERLAP WITH THIS MOISTURE MOVING ON IN AND BY 9 10 O CLOCK MOVING THROUGH GREENVILLE ANDERSON. TO THE ABBEVILLE. THAT’S THE TIME FRAME ALL ACROSS ANDERSON COUNTY WHICH SOUTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY IN THE VERY HIGH RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER SOUTH OF 85 GENERALLY SPEAKING BECAUSE OF THE TIME FRAME HERE TEN ELEVEN O’CLOCK THE SUN IS UP. WE’RE BEGINNING TO GET MORE WARM. THAT’S WHEN THE THREAT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER HERE FOR THOSE AREAS AS THIS SHIFTS OFF TOWARD THE EAST HERE BETWEEN 10 11 12 CLOCK AND THAT BEGINS TO MOVE ON INTO THE I-77 CORRIDOR AFTERNOON TIME AND THAT’S WHEN THE THREAT REALLY BEGINS TO RAMP. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT TEMPERATURES BEING THE HOTTEST OF THE DAY AND THEN BY ONE TWO O’CLOCK. MOST OF THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE OUT OF HERE. HOWEVER GOING INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WE COULD HAVE ONE LAST LITTLE ROUND OF SOME RAIN, MAYBE EVEN RUMBLE OF THUNDER COULD GIVE US AN ISOLATED ROTATING STORM. THE MORE LIKELY HAIL WOULD BE THE MAIN THREAT WITH THAT. SO THE TORNADO INGREDIENTS RAMP UP AROUND SEVEN O’CLOCK MOVE ACROSS THE AREA NOTICE THE BROWNS HERE INDICATE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ROTATION THAT SOUTH OF 85 AROUND LUNCHTIME HERE. AND THEN THAT SHIFTS OFF TOWARD THE I-77 CORRIDOR BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SO THE FOUR DAY LOOKS LIKE THIS WE’VE GOT AN ALERT DAY THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW 72 DEGREES FOR A HIGH BE ON ALERT WHAT YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW IS HAVE A WAY TO RECEIVE THOSE WARNINGS, YOU KNOW IN THESE TYPE SITUATIONS IF YOU’RE PREPARED. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE SCARED. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A WAY TO KNOW WHERE THOSE WARNINGS ARE YOUR CELL PHONE THE WYFF 4 MOBILE APP THE TV AND THEN YOU NEED TO KNOW WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO GO IN THAT WARNING IS ISSUED. WHERE’S THE SAFEST PLACE IN YOUR HOME OR YOUR BUSINESS? IT’S THE LOWEST. LYING LEVEL OF YOUR HOME OR YOUR BUSINESS. THEY’RE AWAY FROM WINDOWS. I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH THE FORECAST FRIDAY AND BEYOND IN FACT, WE GET QUITE BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE BUT MUCH COOLER AIR SATURDAY. WE’RE AT 54 DEGREES FOR A HIGH AND THAT’S WITH A BREEZE WE DO GET BACK TO SOME SPRING TEMPERATURES GOING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AND IN WESTERN, NORTH CAROLINA, YOU’RE SEVERE THREAT A LITTLE BIT LOWER, BUT CERTAINLY SOME GUSTY WINDS SOME ISOLATED HAIL AND EVEN IN ISOLATED BRIEF TORNADO CAN’T BE ROLLED OUT GONNA GOING INTO THE MORNING
LATEST: Parts of the Upstate under ‘very high’ risk for severe weather, including tornadoes
Updated: 11:25 PM EDT Mar 17, 2021
Be weather aware on Thursday! Parts of the Upstate are under a ‘very high’ risk for severe weather for Thursday. (Watch the latest video forecast above) The “very high risk” category means the tornadoes that possibly form could be large, EF-2 or greater and long-track.The area has not been under a ‘very high risk’ like this since April 5, 2017. What you need to know: (Graphics below outlines specific areas) Areas south of Interstate 85 are under a “very high” risk for severe weather Thursday. Other parts of the Upstate remains in a “high” risk and part of the mountains as well throughout the day ThursdayThe risk includes high winds, large hail and possibly isolated tornadoes. The rain, storms will begin in Georgia about 6 a.m. and then move toward UpstateThe main risk is from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. but could happen at any time. The key to our forecast will be timing. If the line of storms moves through earlier in the day Thursday, our threat for severe weather will be lower.If the line moves through mid-morning into the afternoon, temperatures will be warmer with a much higher threat for severe weather. RELATED:Latest school, business changes due to weatherHow to get up-to-the-minute weather alerts from WYFF News 4MAP ROOM: Latest radar, temperatures, wind speedsTHE LATEST: Severe weather threat maps, graphicsLatest warnings/watches here | Live radar hereBy Thursday evening our weather calms.We enter the first weekend of spring on a sunny and cooler note.
Be weather aware on Thursday!
Parts of the Upstate are under a ‘very high’ risk for severe weather for Thursday.
(Watch the latest video forecast above)
The “very high risk” category means the tornadoes that possibly form could be large, EF-2 or greater and long-track.
The area has not been under a ‘very high risk’ like this since April 5, 2017.
What you need to know:
(Graphics below outlines specific areas)
- Areas south of Interstate 85 are under a “very high” risk for severe weather Thursday.
- Other parts of the Upstate remains in a “high” risk and part of the mountains as well throughout the day Thursday
- The risk includes high winds, large hail and possibly isolated tornadoes.
- The rain, storms will begin in Georgia about 6 a.m. and then move toward Upstate
- The main risk is from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. but could happen at any time.
The key to our forecast will be timing. If the line of storms moves through earlier in the day Thursday, our threat for severe weather will be lower.
If the line moves through mid-morning into the afternoon, temperatures will be warmer with a much higher threat for severe weather.
By Thursday evening our weather calms.
We enter the first weekend of spring on a sunny and cooler note.