Thursday Evening Discussion

From Chief Meteorologist Craig Carnesi...

A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 11:00 p.m. tonight for the following counties: Brown, Coke, Coleman, Comanche, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels and Scurry.

Thunderstorms are firing up this afternoon along boundaries from last night's storms. Daytime heating is aiding in the instability as well. These storms are moving to the East and growing to the Northeast. Storms should continue to be possible through tonight, but should stay confined to the Southern portions of our viewing area. Large hail, damaging winds and frequent lightning are what you can expect in the path of these storms.

Friday a cold front will push through the area and be the focussing point for strong thunderstorms once again. Highs will only climb into the middle 70s.

By Saturday, rain chances come to an end for a short while at least. Highs this weekend will be in the middle to upper 70s.

By Monday and Tuesday of next week we quickly warm back up into the upper 80s to lower 90s. With that much heat the atmosphere will once again be extremely unstable and severe thunderstorms will once again be possible.