A forecast shared Saturday suggested that a huge portion of the U.S. may erupt with tornadoes as we head into the third week of April.
A late season storm bringing rain and snow to California is increasing the risk of serious thunderstorms throughout the Plains to the Midwest, AccuWeather shared in their Saturday forecast. This new band of weather may force Tornado Alley to “roar to life” as early as Monday, the outlet wrote on social media.
“Supported by an influx of Gulf moisture, Monday’s severe threat will bring the risk of isolated tornadoes, hail, flooding rainfall and damaging winds to the Plains,” AccuWeather meteorologist Alexander Duffus said in the forecast.
Tornado Alley may roar to life early next week as a powerful storm shifts into the Plains and Midwest. https://t.co/gOeVNxTIHI pic.twitter.com/zslPnnopwe
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) April 13, 2024
Nocturnal severe thunderstorms will likely developed Monday, posing a significant threat to those living throughout the Plains. “This makes the outbreak risk even more dangerous as these severe thunderstorms would occur at night when people may not see them coming or could be asleep,” AccuWeather’s senior meteorologist Dan Pydynowski noted. (RELATED: Tornadoes Likely Cause At Least 4 Deaths In Multiple US States In One Night)
The major cities under threat on Monday night include Wichita Falls, Texas, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Wichita, Kansas.
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From here, the severe weather will move north through Tuesday, encompassing an area from Arkansas to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region. AccuWeather warned of “life-threatening” storms and the potential for tornadoes. Isolated risks of flash flooding could also hit the Mississippi Valley, the National Weather Service added.
There’s a risk the storms may last through Wednesday and move into the Midwest and Ohio Valley, bringing damaging winds, hail, and downpours. (RELATED: This Utterly Mind-Blowingly Horrifying Video Of A Tornado Looks Fake. It’s Not.)
The central and eastern U.S. will likely experience well-above average temperatures throughout the start of the week before things start to cool off again. There is a high risk of wildfires in the High Plains prior to the migration of these weather systems, NWS noted.