Growing Severe Weather And Tornado Threat On Gulf Coast

NOAA' Storm Prediction Center has a severe
weather risk in the Southeast Tuesday.  

A storm gathering strength near the Gulf Coast early this week could well prompt another outbreak of severe thunderstorms in tornadoes in an area hit hard by such weather a week ago.

NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has a bit of a risk of severe weather in parts of Texas today.

However, on Tuesday, the risk grows quite a bit especially in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida.

This is almost exactly the area that had the worst of the 20 or so tornadoes that damaged or destroyed numerous homes and businesses on February 15 and 16.

Of course, you never know precisely how bad a severe storm or tornado outbreak will be in advance, but it's something to watch.

The storm will bring a lot of moisture and instability off of the Gulf of Mexico, and the wind will veer with height. These are perfect conditions for tornadoes.

The Storm Prediction Center's outlook for Tuesday says one or two of the tornadoes could be strong.

This storm is yet another example of how a strong jet stream over the southern United States, caused in large part by El Nino, is causing rough weather in the South.

There have been repeated tornado outbreaks from Texas to Florida since December. And here's another one, apparently.