{"id":2826,"date":"2017-07-07T15:15:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T15:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottdimmich.com\/?p=2826"},"modified":"2017-07-07T15:15:17","modified_gmt":"2017-07-07T15:15:17","slug":"todays-severe-weather-threat-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottdimmich.com\/?p=2826","title":{"rendered":"Today&#8217;s Severe Weather Threat Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Storm Prediction Center has placed the entire Tri-State in an ENHANCED risk for severe storms through this evening:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2829\" src=\"https:\/\/scottdimmich.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/07\/jul7-spc.jpg\" alt=\"jul7-spc\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The primary threats this afternoon and evening are damaging straight-line wind and large hail. Flash flooding and tornadoes are secondary threats. All of these threats are in play between 3pm and 8pm today:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2834\" src=\"https:\/\/scottdimmich.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/07\/jul7-impacts.jpg\" alt=\"jul7-impacts\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There is already a Severe Thunderstorm WATCH in effect for parts of Ohio and Indiana just north of the Tri-State:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2838\" src=\"https:\/\/scottdimmich.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/07\/jul7-watch.jpg\" alt=\"jul7-watch\" width=\"600\" height=\"454\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Showers and storms have already developed over northeastern Indiana, and these clusters of showers and thunderstorms will expand in coverage and move southeast over the next several hours:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2842\" src=\"https:\/\/scottdimmich.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/07\/jul7-radar.jpg\" alt=\"jul7-radar\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of these showers and storms, there is plenty of sunshine:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2845\" src=\"https:\/\/scottdimmich.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/07\/jul7-clouds.jpg\" alt=\"jul7-clouds\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sunshine will boost instability levels available to storms this afternoon and evening. In addition to sunshine supporting storms, it&#8217;s also warm. Temperatures are already in the 70s and 80s, and these numbers are rising:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2850\" src=\"https:\/\/scottdimmich.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/07\/jul7-temps.jpg\" alt=\"jul7-temps\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also steamy. Dewpoints are in the low to mid 70s:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2853\" src=\"https:\/\/scottdimmich.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/07\/jul7-dewpoint.jpg\" alt=\"jul7-dewpoint\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The necessary ingredients for severe storms are already in place. Temperatures will rise through the 80s this afternoon with showers and storms developing:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2857\" src=\"https:\/\/scottdimmich.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/07\/jul7-afternoon.jpg\" alt=\"jul7-afternoon\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Temperatures will crash through the 80s and 70s this evening underneath the weight of showers and storms:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2861\" src=\"https:\/\/scottdimmich.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/07\/jul7-evening.jpg\" alt=\"jul7-evening\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Have more than one way to get watch and warning information this afternoon and evening!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Storm Prediction Center has placed the entire Tri-State in an ENHANCED risk for severe storms through this evening: The primary threats this afternoon and evening are damaging straight-line wind and large hail. Flash flooding and tornadoes are secondary threats. All of these threats are in play between 3pm and 8pm today: There is already [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottdimmich.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottdimmich.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottdimmich.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottdimmich.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottdimmich.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/scottdimmich.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2826\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottdimmich.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottdimmich.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottdimmich.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}