Severe Weather Threat Affects 135 Million Across Midwest and Northeast Through Thursday
A multiday severe weather system is expected to intensify Wednesday and Thursday across the Midwest and Northeast, affecting over 135 million people with threats of large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes. A jet stream dip combined with high moisture and strong daytime heating is fueling the storms, which have already produced hurricane-force winds and weak tornadoes across the Dakotas, Kansas, and Michigan on Tuesday. The threat poses significant risks to major metropolitan areas including Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Louis, with flash flooding also possible from heavy rainfall.
A multiday severe weather outbreak is expected to intensify across the Midwest and Northeast on Wednesday and Thursday, affecting more than 135 million people. A large dip in the jet stream positioned over the Midwest is triggering daily thunderstorms as it moves eastward, while dew points in the 50s and low 60s combined with strong daytime heating are fueling all modes of severe weather. Supercell thunderstorms already developed across the Dakotas on Tuesday, generating hurricane-force wind gusts, with 90 mph winds recorded in Kansas and two weak tornadoes confirmed in Michigan's Saginaw Valley. On Wednesday, more than 35 million people across the Midwest face a Level 3 out of 5 severe weather risk, with large hail and tornadoes expected as the main hazards across southeastern Minnesota, Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and surrounding areas. Wind gusts up to 75 mph are forecast for Wisconsin, and flash flooding is likely with rain rates potentially exceeding 2 inches per hour. By Thursday, the threat shifts eastward with a Level 3 risk covering more than 20 million people in the Chicago, St. Louis, and Milwaukee areas, extending into the Ohio Valley and Northeast.
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Intense multiday weather coming for 135M across Midwest, Northeast with possible hail, tornadoes
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