August 18, 2024 Sunday Evening Look Ahead

Texas bakes under ridge while troughs dig into Southeast and Pacific Northwest

Widespread severe storms with some gusty winds and even hail are sagging southward across the Southeast from Arkansas to the Carolinas. Atlanta was slammed earlier Sunday afternoon with severe cells which have moved nearly into North Florida by 10 PM ET.

These storms had plenty of precipitable water or “juice” and dumped a lot of rain very quickly es…