{"id":22133,"date":"2011-02-15T11:47:51","date_gmt":"2011-02-15T19:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/thunderstorms-could-hit-kent-western-washington-tuesday\/"},"modified":"2011-02-15T11:47:51","modified_gmt":"2011-02-15T19:47:51","slug":"thunderstorms-could-hit-kent-western-washington-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/thunderstorms-could-hit-kent-western-washington-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunderstorms could hit Kent, Western Washington Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"
Strong thunderstorms are possible Tuesday afternoon and evening in Kent and the rest of the Western Washington lowlands from Bellingham to Chehalis.<\/p>\n
Small hail and wind gusts up to 45 mph are predicted as cold and unstable air streams into the area through Tuesday evening, according to a special weather statement issued at 10:33 a.m. Tuesday by the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n
The air mass is cold and unstable and winds aloft contain a good deal of wind shear, according to the statement. That combination supports the formation of rotating thunderstorms that may produce cold-air funnel clouds.<\/p>\n
Forecasters predict a high of 45 Tuesday and a low of 34.<\/p>\n