ILLINOIS — A surge of arctic cold air is expected to sweep across central and eastern states on Thursday, raising the potential for isolated severe thunderstorms in parts of Illinois, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama. Forecasters say the primary threat will be damaging wind gusts as moisture and storm energy move north ahead of the sharp cold front.
Cold front may trigger limited but strong storms
Meteorologists report that while overall moisture and instability will be limited, the dynamics of the system are strong enough to support a few isolated severe storms Thursday afternoon and evening…