Brad Panovich: Severe weather threat decreases for Charlotte area

Severe weather is forecast to impact the entire Charlotte, North Carolina, area Thursday, including the possibility of strong thunderstorms with high winds, lightning and hail. There's also the possibility of tornadoes across the Carolinas. The entire Charlotte metro area is at a "medium" to "high risk" for seeing severe weather. The greatest risk includes areas south and east of Charlotte, including places like Monroe, Wadesboro and Rockingham in North Carolina, as well as Rock Hill, Fort Mill Chesterfield, and Lancaster in South Carolina. Locations north of Interstate 85 are still considered to be at medium risk of seeing severe weather capable of threatening life and property. Those locations include but are not limited to Gastonia, Hickory, Statesville, Morganton, Salisbury, and the Northern Mountains. Severe storm outlook A warm, moist area will move into the Carolinas throughout the morning Thursday. This air will prime the atmosphere with the fuel needed to make supercells, a powerful thunderstorm capable of becoming severe. As a cold front advances eastward across the Carolinas, the transition between the two air masses is forecast to trig storms. Much like summertime storms, the storms Thursday could trigger both along the front and out ahead of the front. The weather pattern is similar to a summer pattern, whereas discrete, pop-up cells will require everyone to monitor the weather and stay weather aware. #NCwx #CLTwx #SCwx FULL FORECAST: https://www.wcnc.com/article/weather/...