Sat Apr 26 01:10:00 UTC 2025: ## Severe Storms Threaten Plains and Midwest
**[City, State] –** A significant severe weather outbreak is forecast to impact the Plains and Midwest from late Sunday through Tuesday. The Weather Channel warns of the potential for multiple tornadoes, damaging winds, large hail, and flash flooding.
The system is expected to begin impacting the High Plains on Sunday, with isolated severe thunderstorms possible in central Nebraska. However, the most widespread and intense severe weather is anticipated Monday and Monday night, stretching from Minnesota and Wisconsin to Oklahoma. A corridor from southern Minnesota to Iowa, northern Missouri, and eastern Kansas faces the highest risk, including major cities like Minneapolis, Des Moines, and Kansas City. Tornadoes, potentially strong (EF2 or greater), along with large hail and damaging winds, are all possible threats during this period.
Tuesday’s severe weather risk expands eastward to the eastern Great Lakes, Ohio and mid-Mississippi valleys, Oklahoma, and northern Texas. Damaging winds, hail, and isolated tornadoes are possible across this broad area. Flash flooding is also a concern due to heavy rainfall.
The Weather Channel urges residents in the affected areas to prepare. They stress the importance of having multiple ways to receive weather warnings, including NOAA Weather Radio, smartphone alerts, and local media. Outdoor sirens, they caution, are not a reliable warning system for those indoors.
The severe weather is attributed to a southward plunge of the jet stream interacting with warm, humid air from the Gulf, a typical spring weather pattern in the region. The Weather Channel advises residents to monitor weather updates closely as the forecast may change.
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