Mixed Precip Tonight
Posted by ns62590 on March 27, 2008
After surviving another day without rain, we will see the precipitation begin to spread eastward late this evening and overnight. The majority of the precipitation will be rain, but there may be a period of sleet or freezing rain in there somewhere. After tomorrow morning, however, any precip will change to all snow and we may see an inch, but that’s about it. Lows tonight will be near 32 degrees, and highs tomorrow won’t be much greater than that – about 36 at best.
Our severe weather awareness week feature today will be tornado safety. Even though we don’t get many tornadoes in this part of Ohio, the state itself averages about 16 tornadoes in a given year. The best thing to do if a tornado warning is issued, or if a tornado is cited the best place to be is in the lowest level of your home (basement). If that is unavailable, an inner closet or bathtub is best. If outdoors, DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER AN OVERPASS. The winds create a column underneath the bridge and sometimes makes the effect larger than actual. Also, if the bridge collapses, you are pieces! The best place to be if you are caught outside is in a ditch. Please stay safe this severe weather season. At Youngstown WeatherWATCH, our #1 priority is keeping you safe and informed of severe weather!
