What is the difference between isolated and scattered showers

When we talk about scattered showers or thunderstorms, the coverage of that is around 30 to 40 percent and the occurrence of that across the entire 27 counties we cover in the WMC Action News 5 coverage area. This means, the storms have no organization like a line or cluster and they are random across the region. Isolated showers or storms are usually all alone. They are individual cells that are well away from any others and usually affect less than 20 percent of the region, according to the National Weather Service.

Meaning we are seeing just one or two storms over the entire coverage area of the Mid-South. While at 90 percent to percent coverage, we usually explain that showers are expected.

It is important to note that none of those terms reflect anything about the amount, intensity, or duration of the rain event. This only refers to the extent of areal coverage. A lot of the time, you will hear us talk about scattered and isolated storms during the summer months.

It is also important to note that we can use the terms, scattered and isolated with other weather events than just rain, such as snow and fog, etc. Rain and storms are usually the systems that we use those terms the most.

Skip to content. Skip to content. What is the difference between isolated showers and scattered showers? Latest Chicago weather. This line is moving to the east at 45 mph and will be here over the next couple of hours. Damaging wind gusts will be the Damaging wind gusts will be the main concern.

New high resolution model runs continue to support a chance of severe storms between 8 PM and 1 AM. Turn on WRAL News for the town-by-town timeline and a closer look at the wind potential behind the front. Fans of Fall rejoice! It appears that November could start off cooler and drier than normal.

It would be nice to have some consistently cool weather instead of this back and forth that we have had all of It would be nice to have some consistently cool weather instead of this back and forth that we have had all of October.

Here's a look at Futurecast for the 10PM time period. This is the line as it is just starting to move into the northwestern counties.

The threat for storms and any severe weather would be from about 8PM through The threat for storms and any severe weather would be from about 8PM through 1AM. We will be watching this closely. We are monitoring 2 cold fronts this week that bring opportunities for rain and storms. Coming up on WRAL News at 4 I'll pinpoint which areas still have a chance of an isolated severe storm tonight plus a first Showers and storms continue in our eastern counties but they're unlikely to be severe.

NHC is watching a coastal low just to the east of Cape Lookout that has the potential to take on Sub-Tropical characteristics over the next few days as it merges with a frontal boundary. This might become Wanda Read More. This might become Wanda as it moves away. Between " of rain has fallen since 9PM and an additional 1" is possible prompting some minor flooding. Turn on FOX50 for live storm tracks and when the storm threats will end tonight.

Join me at 10PM on Fox 50, I'll have a radar update showing where this line of heavy rain is headed and when it moves out. Rain and storms remain possible but they are not likely to be severe. Parts of Mecklenburg VA , Vance, This line is moving east at 50 mph with the potential for winds to gust to 60 mph. The main concern is 60 mph wind gusts as rotation from earlier has weakened. Damaging winds 60 mph gusts are possible and prompted the warning. See graphic This line is moving to the southeast at 25 mph with the potential for wind gusts up to 60 mph.

We are closely monitoring a rotating storm moving through southern Virginia just west of South Boston. This tornado warning expires at PM.