OHIO VALLEY — A springtime warm front is once again raising concerns across the Eastern Great Lakes and Upper Ohio Valley, with meteorologists highlighting an increased tornado risk across Eastern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and Western New York.
While forecasters stress that this setup is very unlikely to repeat the magnitude of previous severe events, the evolving warm front boundary is creating a favorable corridor for rotating storms later today.
The Warm Front Setup
The boundary is draped from near Detroit and Lake Erie eastward toward Buffalo and Rochester, extending southwest through Cleveland, Akron, Canton, and Pittsburgh, and down toward portions of West Virginia near Huntington and Charleston.
Warm fronts in early spring can be particularly deceptive. North of the boundary, air tends to be cooler and more stable. South of it, warmer and more unstable air can surge in quickly — creating a sharp contrast in temperature and wind direction…