Significant Severe Weather Persists This Week
Several days of severe thunderstorms are expected from the Plains to the Northeast through at least the early part of the week ahead. You can track the threat for tornadoes, damaging winds and hail using our maps below.
For the complete forecast and all of its details, check our article here.
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Current Conditions
Current Radar
Latest Reports
Severe Weather Ingredients
(MORE: Why Storms Need Shear, Energy And More)
Convective Available Potential Energy (or Instability)
(The deeper the colors on this map, the more fuel storms have to explode into a stronger thunderstorm.)
Wind Shear
(Generally, surface winds out of the south or southeast and stronger mid-level winds out of the west are supportive for storm twisting.)
Severe Thunderstorm Outlooks
Monday’s Severe Threat
(This shows the likelihood of severe thunderstorms, according to NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center.)
Tuesday’s Severe Threat
(This shows the likelihood of severe thunderstorms, according to NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center.)
Rainfall Forecast
Rainfall Forecast
(Additional Rainfall Forecast Through Tuesday
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Jonathan Belles has been a digital meteorologist and writer for weather.com for nearly 9 years and also assists in the production of videos for The Weather Channel en español. His favorite weather is tropical weather, but also enjoys covering high-impact weather and news stories and winter storms. He’s a two-time graduate of Florida State University and a proud graduate of St. Petersburg College.
