KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE — Damaging wind gusts will be the primary hazard as scattered severe thunderstorms develop across the central and southern Appalachians tomorrow, Monday, September 21, according to a Severe Weather Outlook from Max Velocity, updated at 12:46 a.m. CDT. As a surface cold front advances southward throughout the day, thunderstorms are expected to initiate along a boundary stretching from Texas into the central Appalachians, with the highest concentration of storms and the greatest overall potential for severe wind gusts focused directly over the Appalachians during peak afternoon heating.
Roanoke and Charleston Sit in Tomorrow’s Highest-Risk Slight Zone
If you’re in Roanoke, Virginia, or Charleston, West Virginia, you’re positioned directly inside tomorrow’s highest-category Slight Risk zone, the second tier on Max Velocity’s five-level scale. Fueled by warm afternoon temperatures and high humidity, storms developing in your area will quickly tap into the available atmospheric energy, with the most robust thunderstorm clusters capable of producing wet downbursts that can lead to localized tree and power line damage…