APPALACHIANS — Severe storms and a potential Mesoscale Convective Vortex will form in the Upper Midwest and travel toward the Appalachians on Saturday, marking two days in a row of active weather with no shame in the repeated pattern. High winds are the primary risk, along with flooding rain, as storms continue riding on the northern side of a high pressure ridge parked over the South.
Saturday Severe Corridor Stretches From Fort Wayne to Charlotte
Saturday’s severe thunderstorm threat spans a corridor from near Fort Wayne and Columbus through Charleston, West Virginia, and Roanoke before continuing into Charlotte and toward Raleigh. This band represents where the strongest storms are expected as the system tracks toward the Appalachians…