Another round of severe weather is targeting areas of the Plains and Midwest that were hit hard by a deadly tornado outbreak over the weekend, giving those who lost everything little time to catch their breath as they try and sift through what’s left of their homes and businesses.
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area of low pressure that is over 1,000 miles northwest of Africa. The complex of thunderstorms was able to break free of the influence of any frontal boundaries, making the low-pressure center its own feature.
A springtime storm system that will exit the Rockies and develop over the Plains during the workweek will trigger numerous showers and thunderstorms. Thursday’s severe weather threat zone will be centered over Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. On Friday, threats for hail, damaging winds and tornadoes are expected to be centered over Iowa, Missouri and Illinois.
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