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Dangerous storms will spawn daily tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail across the central United States over the weekend. Some areas are facing the threat of severe thunderstorms for two to three days in a row.
Dallas; Kansas City, Missouri; Des Moines, Iowa. Omaha, Nebraska and Omaha, Nebraska are just a few of the cities that could be hit by multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms into Sunday.
A classic spring setup suitable for harsh weather. As the region heats up, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico flows into the central United States, setting the stage for intense storms in the atmosphere.
Here are the locations where dangerous storms are expected each day:
Thursday: Central and Southern Plains
Thursday marks the beginning of a multi-day serious threat. Several severe thunderstorms developed across eastern Kansas and parts of Arkansas Thursday morning, ahead of a more organized threat in the afternoon.
Severe thunderstorms are expected to develop over parts of Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas in the late afternoon, increasing in scope and intensity as they track east through the evening and evening.
The storm in parts of Texas and Oklahoma is expected to intensify in the evening and move eastward overnight.
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Any storm can produce damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes, but some parts of the region may experience more extreme dangers.
Hail the size of golf balls and baseballs and at least EF2-strong tornadoes are possible in western Kansas. Large hail, 110 mph wind gusts and tornadoes are possible during the storm in Oklahoma and Texas. According to the Storm Prediction Center, the risk of severe thunderstorms in these two areas is set at 3 out of 5.
Even in areas that are not at risk of severe thunderstorms, heavy rain leading to flooding is possible on Thursday. Parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas are at a level 2/4 risk of heavy rain.
The most severe storms can produce more than 2 inches of rainfall per hour.
Parts of Thursday night's severe storms are expected to persist into parts of Texas and Oklahoma into Friday morning, pushing into Missouri and Arkansas. The main threats from this prolonged storm are damaging winds and hail, but the possibility of an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.
The next round of severe thunderstorms will develop in eastern Nebraska and Kansas in the mid-to-late afternoon, moving east into Iowa and Missouri into the evening. The risk of severe thunderstorms is at level 3/5 in these states on Friday.
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Damaging wind gusts, baseball-sized hail, and strong tornadoes are possible during the storm.
More severe thunderstorms could rumble through parts of Oklahoma and Texas in the late afternoon or evening and push into Arkansas by Friday night.
Strong winds and large hail are possible. Tornadoes may also occur, but the risk is lower for strong tornadoes.
Heavy rain of up to 2 inches per hour could cause flooding in parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri.
Under certain atmospheric conditions, Saturday could be the most dangerous of the four days. The potential strength of the storm will depend on how it evolves Friday night and lingers into Saturday morning.
When a storm forms in the morning, the atmosphere is fully charged and unable to descend into a dangerous storm over a large area. This scenario could still result in damaging storms that may not reach their peak potential strength.
However, if the storm subsides quickly on Saturday morning, there will not be much of a limit to its strength.
The most severe storms could begin in the afternoon over parts of the southern and central Plains, with a level 3/5 risk of severe thunderstorms. Storms can cause widespread damaging wind gusts, baseball-sized hail, and strong tornadoes. Main danger.
The tornado threat may increase significantly in the late afternoon into early evening.
A vast region of the country, from the Great Lakes to South Texas, has the potential for damaging storms outside of the highest risk areas.
The weather forecast center warned that “significant rainfall events” were possible on Saturday. Close to 5 inches of rain could be recorded in a short period of time in some locations, potentially causing dangerous flash flooding.
Most of Oklahoma, including Oklahoma City and Tulsa, is under a 3/4 risk level for excessive rainfall. Heavy rains can cause rivers to overflow their banks and flood roads.
Damaging storms are possible from Texas to Wisconsin on Sunday. However, the exact timing, extent and strength of these storms will largely depend on how Saturday night's storms play out.
If the atmosphere can recover after the morning storm, another round of severe thunderstorms will begin to form in the afternoon.
The storm could produce damaging wind gusts and hail, but could also produce an isolated tornado or two.
Heavy rain could lead to flooding, especially in parts of the lower Mississippi River basin.
The severe weather is expected to become more isolated by Monday. The developing storm may be confined to the Gulf Coast.
CNN Meteorologist Robert Shackelford contributed to this report.