Wednesday Night Update

From Chief Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

It has been a wicked Wednesday for us here in the Big Country. We had a line of severe thunderstorms move through parts of the area. Tornadoes were reported in Brownwood, Maverick, Rockwood and Tennyson. Winds of 58 mph or greater occurred in Brownwood, Winchell, Brookesmith, Valera, Ballinger, Tennyson, Miles, Bronte and Comanche. Nickel size hail was reported in Trent. Most of the damage reported in the viewing area was in Coke, Runnels, Coleman and Comanche counties. The National Weather Service will be surveying the damage tomorrow. We will let you know how many tornadoes are confirmed and what they ranked on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.

We could see some showers and thunderstorms during the morning hours tomorrow as the upper level low that caused our rain today continues to move east out of the area. Mostly cloudy skies in the morning should give way to mostly sunny skies in the afternoon. Highs look to be in the low 80s.

Friday and most of Saturday should be pleasant. Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s under mostly sunny skies.

A large upper level trough is still expected to build in the western part of the country this weekend. It will likely send some disturbances our way and help push the dryline into the region. Our chances for rain will begin Saturday night at slight before increasing on Sunday and Monday to 30%. There is a 20% chance of lingering showers and thunderstorms on Tuesday. Some of the storms could be severe. It is a situation we are keeping a close eye on. Highs during this time period should range in the upper 70s to low 80s.

Have a terrific Thursday!