tornado

Plans had changed, unexpected houseguests had arrived, hosts had suddenly contracted malaria, dangerous tornadoes were expected—the excuses piled on.

“Some of these could become severe, could become supercellular where they start spinning, and those carry a remote, non-zero, risk of damaging winds and/or a weak tornado,” Kittell said.

The area with the most severe weather could see spinning thunderstorms that could produce damaging wind or a tornado or two, Kittell said.

There’s also a 10% to 20% chance of thunderstorms Friday night and Saturday during the day, with a remote risk of localized damaging winds and even a tornado, the weather service said.

In the back of the room, Vinny and Danny felt the curious combination of relief and disappointment that followed a tornado that narrowly missed the big city.