Dangerous severe weather outbreak with monster hail and strong tornadoes targets a dozen states
A dangerous, multi-day severe weather outbreak began Sunday, bringing giant hail, damaging winds, thunderstorms and tornados. Another round of significant storms is expected to move into the Central U.S. on Monday and could bring an even more dangerous setup.
A dangerous, multi-day severe weather outbreak began Sunday, bringing giant hail, damaging winds, thunderstorms and tornados. Another round of significant storms is expected to move into the Central U.S. on Monday and could bring an even more dangerous setup.
Forecasters say these storms will impact more than 62 million Americans across the Midwest over the next two days.
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The severe weather began Sunday as officials issued a Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) warning in Nebraska ahead of multiple tornadoes that touched down. Additional tornadoes were also reported in Iowa.
Tornado watches and warnings were issued across parts of South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.
This all comes as a strong dip in the jet stream anchored itself over the western U.S., sending energy into the middle of the country. A deepening area of low pressure intensified through the afternoon as it tracked northeastward.
A surge of moisture from the Gulf, combined with warm temperatures, fueled instability for storm development.
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The heart of storm activity stretched from central Minnesota to the Texas panhandle, where a broad level 3 out of 5 severe storm threat was issued.
By the afternoon and evening, the primary concern became the development of discrete, long-lived supercell thunderstorms.
These storms produced very large hail, potentially 3 inches or larger, along with tornadoes.
Some of these tornadoes could be strong (EF-3), according to the FOX Forecast Center, and targeted portions of Iowa and Nebraska.
Monday's severe weather threat has been upgraded to a rare Level 4 out of 5 for parts of central and northeastern Kansas stretching up into southeastern Nebraska, where intense tornadoes and monster hail are possible.
Severe storms will stretch over 1,000 miles, reaching from Michigan to Texas, from this brewing severe weather outbreak.
The threat extends once again into Tuesday, where currently a level 2 out of 5 storm threat is in effect from Oklahoma to Illinois.
By the time storms wrap up on Tuesday, a widespread 1 to 2 inches of rain is possible from Minnesota to Texas, with locally higher amounts of 2 to 3 inches possible.
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