It seriously is a "heads up" day. I think I might as well get used to sleeping in my van.




This is now the fifth "high risk" day so far this spring. Here is a list of the other four days and how they turned out. While not all "high risk" days verify as major severe weather events, the record so far this spring is perfect.
SPC "high risk" days in 2011

Apr. 16: "Carolina Outbreak" (69 tornadoes...32 in NC...13 in VA...26 killed)
Apr. 26: "Mid-South Outbreak" (56 tornadoes....1 killed in AR)
Apr. 27: "Southeast Outbreak" (232 tornadoes...315 killed)
May 24: "Plains Outbreak" (47 tornado reports...at least 13 killed in OK, KS, AR)