WRF & Enhanced Radar on Midwest T-Storms

There is a Moderate Risk of severe weather today according to The SPC [JessePedia]. Some major cities are in this risk area, including Saint Louis and Indianapolis. You can read SPC's statement here, and read our opinion of what's going to happen in the Headlines at right (also check our headlines for a Plains/Midwest blizzard potential next week).

FOR UPDATES TODAY, WATCH THE LIVE STORMMATRIX STATS BOX BELOW, AND J'S BREAKING WEATHER NEWS AT RIGHT.

As you can see from the StormMatrix above, a number of Tornado Warnings have already been issued under this morning's Tornado Watch. As of 11 AM Central (you remembered to change your clocks right?), here's how things are looking on the new version of the AccuWeather.com Enhanced Radar (now "draggable" with Severe Advisories!):

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Try Enhanced Radar out today during this severe weather outbreak and see what you think. We are going to continue to enhance the product in the upcoming months, and if you're on our Premium site, you can get a 24-hour archive of the radar, along with 5-minute updates.

Here's what the 4-KM WRF Forecast Model [JessePedia] from our Pro Site says today, as to what the storms will look like this evening at 4 PM Central:

Now remember, as I've mentioned before, the WRF can "see" such small storm systems because of its high resolution, but it may not always put them in the right place.