Millions in path of violent tornadoes, flash flooding across the Midwest
Just on the heels of last week’s severe weather outbreak across the Midwest, the threat of additional severe storms is increasing. Concerns are rising for another potential outbreak on Wednesday, just days after tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail battered many of these same areas.
Just on the heels of last week’s severe weather outbreak across the Midwest, the threat of additional severe storms increased.
It comes just days after tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail battered many of these same areas.
The FOX Forecast Center issued an Extreme Risk for Wednesday just south of Chicago for portions of northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana for the risk of flash flooding and strong tornadoes.
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Last week, a severe system unleashed dozens of tornadoes ranging from EF-0 to EF-3 across the region.
Accompanied by destructive straight-line winds, the storms left communities with catastrophic damage, destroying homes, toppling trees and downing power lines that knocked out electricity to thousands of residents.
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These hard-hit communities have faced a relentless onslaught since the severe season kicked off in March.
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In fact, Illinois has been one of the hardest-hit states this year, leading the nation in tornado reports.
A dangerous day of severe weather arrived as a stronger low-pressure system tracks from the Midwest into the Great Lakes on Wednesday.
The Storm Prediction Center issued a Level 4 out of 5 severe storm threat for across north-central Illinois and western Indiana.
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Along with that, a Level 3 out of 5 risk spanned from Kansas City to St. Louis and northward into Chicago, while a broader Level 2 out of 5 risk blanketed a wider zone from Kansas to Louisville, Indianapolis and Columbus.
There were two distinct rounds of severe storms: one in the morning to afternoon hours bringing damaging winds and large hail — up to 2.5 inches in diameter—followed by a second round as atmospheric conditions rapidly destabilized in the afternoon.
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Through the evening hours, these storms developed into an intense line of severe storms, bringing a widespread threat of destructive, straight-line winds upwards of 75 mph across the region.
The FOX Forecast Center said a powerful low-level jet stream caused storms to move rapidly as they developed, meaning dangerous weather impacted areas quickly—just in time for the evening commute.
Additionally, with heavy rain falling over many of the same areas, a Level 3 out of 4 flash flood risk was in effect, along with Flood Watches in place from northern Illinois into southern Michigan.
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