Central US Faces Week of Severe Storms and Flooding Through Friday

The central US is forecast to experience multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms through Friday.

Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms will occur in the central US through Friday. About a dozen states from Texas to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes will see a threat of severe storms on one or more days through Friday. Southern Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin, including the Twin Cities, are in the corridor for Monday’s most intense severe storms.

Severe storms are expected to fire up in southern Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin by late afternoon on Monday. Hail up to golf ball or baseball size is possible in southern Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin on Monday, which may cause property damage including dents to vehicles and roofs.

Storms could produce a few tornadoes in southern Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin on Monday. Winds strong enough to down trees and power lines are possible in southern Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin on Monday.

Tuesday could have the most widespread number of severe storms.

The storm threat zone on Tuesday spans from West Texas into Oklahoma and the Great Lakes. Chicago, Milwaukee, and Des Moines, Iowa, are under a Level 3 of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms on Tuesday. More than 14 million people are under the Level 3 of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms on Tuesday.

Supercell thunderstorms could fire up in the corridor by late afternoon on Tuesday. Damaging hail the size of limes or bigger is possible from supercell thunderstorms on Tuesday. Some storms on Tuesday could produce tornadoes rated EF2 or higher, though the overall risk level varies by location.

Storms will blast eastward into the evening across Michigan and northern parts of Ohio and Indiana on Tuesday.