Significant 500mb energy

It's going to be extremely windy today, with non-storm gusts of up to 45mph. Making damaging wind a real possibility in any areas that thunderstorms do occur.

A low pressure system is moving east and is bringing rain to the western part of the state as we speak. I've been closely studying the 500mb charts. 500mb is the middle of the atmosphere. There is a significant amount of energy moving east and will get here on Wednesday. This energy will drive up our chances for severe weather. It will provide fast moving thunderstorms and could even produce rotating clouds. These would be the most likely to produce hail and tornadoes.
In short, the wind continues to be a nuisance. A Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6pm. Late Tuesday and Wednesday, another round of storms moves our way. The best chance for severe weather looks to be on Wednesday.