As is typical of spring, the threat of severe weather is ramping up in the nation's midsection. In fact, we are tracking two weather systems that will spawn severe weather over the next five or six days.
The latest details and updates on the first bout of severe storms from Wednesday through Friday are below. In addition, we are closely monitoring the potential for a more widespread severe threat this weekend starting in the Plains. Click here to see our full forecast on the weekend threat.
Midweek Severe threat
Wednesday's Thunderstorm Outlook
Thursday's Forecast
Wednesday: Scattered severe storms from southeast South Dakota to parts of Nebraska, Kansas, central/western Oklahoma and western Texas. A "cap" of warm air aloft may limit or delay thunderstorm development. Lack of rich moisture in the atmosphere means these storms will probably take the form of isolated, rapidly developing, and visually spectacular thunderstorms in the late-afternoon and evening. Some of them will probably be rotating supercells with very large hail and damaging winds; some tornadoes are possible, but with the somewhat dry air near the ground, the tornado threat may be tempered somewhat.
Thursday: Isolated to scattered severe storms from far northeast Texas to parts of the mid-Mississippi Valley. Thunderstorms may be somewhat spotty in nature, but any that form could spawn large hail, damaging winds and perhaps a tornado or two.
Friday: Lingering threat of a few severe storms in the coastal Southeast.
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