Dan The Weather Man: Talking Climate and Weather

*Update 12/28: On Saturday, The SPC has upgraded parts of the risk area to a MODERATE Risk and has introduced a 15% hatched strong tornado risk. This post has been updated accordingly*  TLDR (Updated):         It looks Mother Nature isn't ready to let the ball drop just yet as a potential severe weather outbreak looks possible for Saturday and Sunday. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued an MODERATE  Risk (Level 4/5) for severe weather on Saturday (12/28) across Louisiana and the lower Mississippi Valley for damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes (a few strong). Timing of the greatest threats looks to be during the afternoon and evening hours. For Sunday, we turn our attention to Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia where a SLIGHT and MARGINAL Risk has been issued by the SPC with the primary concern being damaging wind gusts.  The SPC Day 1 Categorical Outlook. On Saturday morning, the SPC upgraded the area from Louisiana and th...