Weather: Wednesday severe threat (2025)

WE’LL HAVE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, BUT THE BIGGER THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WOULD BE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. REALLY? PROBABLY BETWEEN ABOUT ONE AND FIVE AS A COLD FRONT ARRIVES. THERE’S SOME DIFFERENCES HERE, THOUGH, ON HOW THIS IS GOING TO PLAY OUT, AND THIS IS REALLY IT’S A SPRING SYSTEM. YOU KNOW, IT’S A STRONG ONE WHEN YOU HAVE ICE AND SNOW ON ONE SIDE. THAT’S THE THREATS UP HERE. THAT’S THE WINTER IMPACT ON THE ROADS, INCLUDING AREAS NOT THAT FAR AWAY FROM WHERE WE’RE GOING TO SEE SEVERE WEATHER. SO YOU COULD HAVE SNOW TO SEVERE WEATHER IN ABOUT A MATTER OF 12 HOURS. AND IT KIND OF TELLS YOU WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THIS. A POWERHOUSE OF A STORM. SO HERE’S THE THING. IT IS SEVERE WEATHER SEASON. YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE. YOU KNOW WHERE TO GO IN CASE WE DO GET WARNINGS BEING ISSUED, ESPECIALLY TORNADO WARNINGS. IF YOU LIVE IN AN APARTMENT, WHERE TO GO IN THE APARTMENT TO KEEP IT SAFE, YOU HAVE A HOUSE, BASEMENT, LOWEST LEVEL OF THE HOME. MAKE SURE YOUR PHONES ARE CHARGED. HAVE LOTS OF WAYS TO GET ALERTS, INCLUDING OUR APP, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY FREE. MULTIPLE WAYS TO GET ALERTS THOUGH THE SEVERE INGREDIENTS ON WEDNESDAY. THIS IS THE BIG QUESTION WILL WE GET ENOUGH SUNSHINE? IF WE DON’T, WE WON’T HAVE MUCH ENERGY FOR THESE SYSTEMS. IF WE DON’T GET SUNSHINE, OUR CHANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER ARE MUCH, MUCH LOWER. THERE IS A TON OF WIND SHEAR WITH THIS. THERE’S A TRIGGER WITH THE COLD FRONT MOVING IN. THE QUESTION IS DEW POINTS HOW MUCH MOISTURE WILL MAKE IT BACK HERE BEFORE THAT COLD FRONT ARRIVES? SO LET’S GO INTO THIS RATHER COMPLEX SYSTEM. IT’S KIND OF LIKE LAST WEEK. WE TALK ABOUT THIS WINTRY MIX. HERE’S 8:00. 8:00 IS WHEN THE POLLS CLOSE FOR TOMORROW. SO ELECTION DAY, MOST OF IT IS FINE. THEN A LITTLE MIX MOVES IN. NOT EXPECTING ACCUMULATION AROUND HERE. WEDNESDAY. THIS IS THE MORNING. THIS IS NOT SEVERE. THIS IS JUST REGULAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE SMALL HAIL. HOW LONG WILL THAT RAIN? AND THE CLOUDS STICK AROUND INTO THE AFTERNOON WILL BE IMPERATIVE FOR US TO WHETHER WE’RE GOING TO SEE SEVERE WEATHER OR NOT. AS THIS COLD FRONT ARRIVES. IF WE DON’T GET THE CLOUDS, WE WON’T GET THE INSTABILITY AND THE BETTER CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL STAY DOWN TO THE SOUTH OF US. BUT WEDNESDAY, WHAT IFS. IF WE’RE SUNNY AND 60S, ALL STORM TYPES ARE POSSIBLE. IF WE STAY CLOUDY, RAINY, AND TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S, SEVERE WEATHER IS VERY UNLIKELY. SO AGAIN, MAKE SURE YOU STAY TUNED TO WEATHERWATCH 12 FOR UPDATES. CERTAINLY THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE NIGHT INTO TOMORROW AS WELL. LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL THIS SHOT IS FROM THE TOP OF THE BANK! FIVE NINE BUILDING. THERE IT IN OCONOMOWOC WISH I HAD BETTER NEWS COMING OUT OF HERE. 38 DEGREES IN MILWAUKEE NOT THAT FAR AWAY. IT’S 49 IN ROCKFORD. THE SUN REALLY HELPED TODAY, ELECTION DAY. YES, IT’S TOMORROW. POLLS OPEN TO 7 A.M. WE’RE DRY FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE DAY AS THE POLLS CLOSE AT 8:00. COULD SEE A LITTLE WINTRY MIX MOVING IN. ALL RIGHT. NOT AN IMPACT DAY FOR TOMORROW, BUT TOMORROW NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. WE’LL CERTAINLY BE DEALING WITH FIRST THE WINTRY MIX, THEN CHANCE OF STORMS, MAYBE SEVERE STORMS. AND LET’S GET THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AND THEN WE QUIET THINGS DOWN, WHICH WILL BE NICE BECAUSE