Severe Weather Outbreak Could Spawn Tornadoes In Plains Through Monday
The Weather Channel • • nation
Key Points:
- Severe weather is expected across the Plains from Thursday through Monday, with threats including tornadoes (some possibly strong EF2), large hail, and damaging winds from Texas to the upper Midwest and Mississippi Valley.
- Thursday’s storms may produce tornadoes and hail larger than golf balls from Minnesota to Oklahoma, while Friday’s severe weather will focus on damaging winds and large hail in northeast Texas, eastern Oklahoma, and parts of the mid-South, Indiana, and Ohio.
- The severe threat intensifies Saturday and peaks Sunday and Monday with potential supercell thunderstorms in the Central and Southern Plains, capable of producing strong tornadoes, very large hail, and damaging winds.
- Additional rainfall over the western Great Lakes and parts of Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, and the mid-South could cause isolated flash flooding and exacerbate existing flood conditions, despite some drought areas.
- Last week saw over 1,300 severe weather reports including 154 tornadoes, highlighting the ongoing risk; residents are advised to have multiple alert methods ready for timely warnings.
