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Lucy Bergemann

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<p>The severe weather threat pushes eastward. Still, there is plenty of moisture due to southernly winds and energy to fuel the storms. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued severe weather outlooks through Thursday, indicating confidence in the environment to produce severe storms. During this stretch, severe weather threats are possible: damaging wind, large hail, and a few tornadoes are likely.</p><p>Related article: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/tornadoes-tore-through-the-plains-monday"><strong><em><u>Large Tornado Hits Oklahoma Town Monday Night</u></em></strong></a></p><p>Confirmed, destructive tornadoes moved through Michigan, Ohio and Indiana Tuesday afternoon as a powerful low pressure system slammed the Ohio Valley. A FedEx facility in Portage, MI (near Kalamazoo) was leveled. Thankfully, no one was injured.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1788009913081360635" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1788009913081360635"></div><h2>Wednesday</h2><p>On Wednesday, the storm threat was upgraded to a <strong>MODERATE</strong> risk from Missouri to Tennessee. From the Midwest and toward the Central Gulf states, there is an elevated threat of tornadoes, hail, and damaging winds. The "significant" severe threat includes St. Louis, Nashville, Louisville, and Paducah for EF-2 or stronger tornadoes along with much of the Midwest, eastern Oklahoma, Arkansas, and NE Texas for 2" hail - park your car under cover if you can,</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-08 061810-1715170918382.png">A few Strong storms to kick of Wednesday morning, but for the most part the early hours will be relatively calm and quiet, which can be deceiving because storms fire off in the afternoon and linger well into the evening. Unfortunately, there will be strong storms overnight, especially through West Virginia, east Kentucky, and Middle Tennessee. The primary threat overnight Wednesday into Thursday will be damaging winds and embedded tornadoes, so make sure you can get your weather alerts in a fashion that can wake you up.</p><h2></h2><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-08 06-19-00-1715170905122.mkv" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h2>Thursday</h2><p>On Thursday, the sagging cold front taps into rich, moist, and hot Gulf air helping to produce a few storms on Thursday afternoon and evening from the East Coast to East Texas. The Storm Prediction Center [SPC] has highlighted the region with a SLIGHT risk as all modes of severe weather are possible, including tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds. We will see storms start early, leftover from Wednesday along the SE Coast, and continue throughout the day before our front responsible for the severe weather pushes offshore. Meanwhile, showers and storms start Thursday afternoon and evening along I-10 in Texas and Louisiana as the cold front swings into the region continuing into Friday.</p><p></p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-08 06-22-47-1715171041798.mkv" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>It will be another week of severe weather chances, but please don't let severe weather fatigue get the best of you. Stay with WeatherNation for the latest information on this topic.</p>

Brittany Lockley

Severe Storms Push East through Thursday

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Kevin Schneider

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<p>Severe storms started in the state of Illinois around the midday hour. Those severe storms made it to Chicago shortly after 2:00 PM. Hailstones approached the size of hen eggs with the largest of them - around Orland Park.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1787957830932382037" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1787957830932382037"></div><p>A trio of supercells then moved through southwest Michigan (top of the page). Portage took what looked like a direct hit from one of the tornadic storms, producing the expansive damage below</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1788009913081360635" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1788009913081360635"></div><p>The severe weather then aimed at the Buckeye state well into the evening. A few larger cities including Columbus and outside of Pittsburg had Tornado Warnings for some of the surrounding suburbs.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Ohio radar loop-1715171756941.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>The city of Pittsburgh had an overnight severe tornado and we are hearing of major damage along the OH/PA border from the storm cell. </p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1788177026278466047" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1788177026278466047"></div><p>The severe weather threat will roll on into this afternoon. To catch up on the latest timing check out our latest <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/monday-severe-weather-threat-hits-the-plains-again"><strong><em><u>ARTICLE ON IT</u></em></strong></a>.</p>

Severe Weather Mauls the Midwest Tuesday

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<p>It feels like summer with temperatures rising across the Gulf Coast this week thanks to a strong ridge of high pressure that is parked across the region. Temperatures will be warm enough to tie or break records through Friday, with Wednesday being our warmest day. Widespread 90's are expected with records as old as the 1980s at risk of falling.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Potential records Wednesday-1715170367786.png">The warmth impacts Texas and the central Gulf into Wednesday with highs warmest south of I-10, but even Little Rock climbs close to 90°. The humidity will make it feel even warmer for Houston, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi. It's so hot that the NWS office in Brownsville and Corpus Christi have issued Heat Advisories for Wednesday!</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Heat Advisory-1715170393491.png"></p><p>Temperatures will cool by Thursday for north and central Texas as a cold front slides through. That will cut temperatures down to the 70's, where they typically are this time of year.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/south central temps-1715115527668.jpg">Our peak heat in the eastern Gulf will be Thursday but highs will be threatened on Wednesday and Friday too. On Friday nearly every major city on the Atlantic coastlinehas the potential to tie or break records. We're looking at widespread highs in the 80s and 90s, about 10° above average!</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/se-1715115527665.jpg"></p>

Record Highs in Jeopardy Along the Gulf Coast

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<p>The Southwest has been dry and windy the last few days with gusts at tropical storm and hurricane force over New Mexico on Monday! Raton Pass clocked a wind gust of 59 mph with Tecolotito about 120 miles east of Albuquerque measuring a CAT1 hurricane strength wind gust! The strong winds in combination with dry conditions mean the fire threat continues across the Southwest into Wednesday and Thursday - please do not do any outdoor burning.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/fire-1715137928616.jpg">Changes are on the way as an area of low pressure in our upper atmosphere breaks off from the normal flow and shifts southwest, away from the typical jet stream flow. This low will then sit and spin over the 4 Corners region through the weekend, bringing more gusty wind but a bit more moisture to the atmosphere too. Even if you don't see showers we anticipate a bit more cloud cover through the end of the week and the start of the weekend, which should help to quell the worst of our fire danger.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05071-1715122010208.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Showers and snow showers are possible through the weekend, especially in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. This is thanks to a "backdoor cold front" meaning it arrives from the east, rather than the typical west. It will also stir up strong winds along the Front Range of Colorado and New Mexico Thursday night into Friday. Pop-up storms will be the focus for the eastern Plains of Colorado, New Mexico and west Texas through Monday morning before our low-pressure system gets a kick to the east.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-07 09-46-51-1715097400930.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Rough estimates show the heaviest of the snowfall in the Rockies of Colorado and the Sangre de Cristo range into northern New Mexico. Rainfall will be on the order of 1" in isolated pockets, not necessarily widespread as this "coarse" model data presents.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/4 corners rain-1715097157322.jpg"></p>

4 Corners: Windy with a Chance of Showers

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<p>The town of Barnsdall, OK took a direct hit from a confirmed tornado in the evening hours. Sights like this are truly heartbreaking, and unfortunately, daylight brought more images of destruction in Barnsdall, which is roughly 40 miles north of Tulsa. According to initial surveys from the National Weather Service office in Tulsa,<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/NWStulsa/status/1787953782485381377?t=zcmnAmqzx1omBhEkB3hh1Q&amp;s=19"><strong><em><u> low-end EF-4 tornado damage</u></em></strong></a> has been observed in the town with much of the area seeing EF-3. The Enhanced Fujita scale is based on wind speed ranges and considers numerous factors of damage, including how and when homes were built. </p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1787822187518292269" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1787822187518292269"></div><p>A tornado emergency was issued as the storm was moving through the town, which is the highest level of tornado warning that the National Weather Service can issue. The storm touched down in Barnsdall before moving NE and hitting the town of Bartlesville.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1787675654689104015" src="https://twitter.com/NWStornado/status/1787675654689104015"></div><p>Our field crews were some of the first on the scene in the town to help people escape from their collapsed homes. Sadly we are hearing of fatalities as a result of this storm with additional people missing in the aftermath.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1787707820143419707" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1787707820143419707"></div><p>The Storm Prediction Center issued a <strong>HIGH</strong> risk for severe weather on Monday. The risk is the highest threat level the severe weather outlook goes up to (level 5 out of 5). The last time a storm threat of this magnitude was issued was on March 31, 2023. It covered much of the I-35 corridor including Oklahoma City and Guthrie. Later in the evening, it was expanded east to include the Tulsa metro.</p><p>Related article: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/monday-severe-weather-threat-hits-the-plains-again"><strong><em><u>Severe Storms Push East through Thursday</u></em></strong></a></p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot20240506161335png-1715033619658.png">Storms had incredible structure over the Plains on Monday night, fueled by large amounts of energy, spin in the atmosphere and ample moisture.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1787650470951231545" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1787650470951231545"></div><p>The severe storm reports from Monday primarily came out of Kansas and Oklahoma. It lined up very well with where the high risk was issued between the two states. Most of the reports were from large to giant hailstones and strong, damaging winds showing up in the yellow and blue dots below. A few tornadoes touched down in the Plains, indicated by the reports in the red dots.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/svr high-1715094628616.jpg">Hailstones the size of SOFTBALLS fell in Moonlight, Kansas on Monday. We didn't stop there though, even Canton, OK, and Riley, KS had to deal with baseball-sized hail from some of the supercells that formed in the second half of the day.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/hail reports-1715094628614.jpg"> Please continue to stay weather-aware as the severe threat doesn't disappear, it pushes to the east.</p>

Catastrophic Tornado Hits Oklahoma Monday Night

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<p>The snow has been falling in the Northwest with nearly two feet of snow already fallen in Wyoming and more on the way through the middle of the week. Widespread <strong>winter weather alerts </strong>are in effect for the Rockies, Tetons, Wasatch, Uintas, and Cascades with even a BLIZZARD warning in Montana! We expect most of our snowfall to be in the higher elevations of the mountains but there have been some reports in lower elevations such as Salt Lake City.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-07 164745-1715122072022.png">Colder air at the highest elevations will produce snowfall in the Rockies of Colorado and the ranges of Wyoming. As low-pressure regresses (moves back to the west), the snowfall rate will be much higher late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Our steadiest precipitation wraps up by Wednesday morning in the northern Rockies with upwards of 2 feet of snow for the highest peaks. Rainfall will be on the order of 1-2 for southern Montana.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/050723-1715122131721.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>If it feels like snow is falling late into the season, you may be surprised to know that the season's last snow for many West Coast communities lingers into May and for the highest elevations, even into June!</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/est avg snowfall-1714510694011.jpg">As this weather system moves across the West, it will whip up a lot of wind! The wind gusts may reach up to 55-80 miles per hour across many states, and especially at higher elevations where gusts could top 80 mph. Secure your property before the wind hits!</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-07 164906-1715122154514.png">Stay with WeatherNation for the latest on the western forecast this week, or get your Western regional forecast at 50 past every hour!</p>

Taban Sharifi

Late Season Snowfall Continues Out West

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Caitlin Connell

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<p>Preliminary data from the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) suggests that April 2024 was the second-highest tornado count on record. This surpasses the average number of April tornadoes which stands at 182 touchdowns across the country for the month. The year 2011 holds the record of 757 tornadoes in April alone, and I am not the only one who is thankful we didn't see nearly that many.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/April Tor Comp-1714921143566.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p></p><p>While many of these tornadic storms across the Great Plains may have been photogenic, they are responsible for excessive damage strewn across states like Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma, and Texas.</p><p>On average, Mississippi, Alabama, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas see the most tornadoes in April. Last month hit Nebraska and Iowa hard, which is not the norm this time of year.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-02-25 110543-1714921317847.jpg"></p><p>May is known to bring the most tornadoes we see each year. Considering how active April was, it will be interesting to see how the upcoming month turns out. Monday already has a moderate risk (level 4 out of 5) issued for parts of Oklahoma and Kansas. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/severe-weather-outbreak-likely-monday"><em><u>Click here</u></em></a> for more info on Monday's likely outbreak.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-02-26 113946-1714921861310.jpg"></p><p>Keep your eye on the sky and don't let severe weather fatigue get the best of you. We can't stress enough to continue to take weather alerts seriously and try your best to prepare ahead of time.</p>

April Brought 300 Tornadoes, Second-Most On Record

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From: WPEC, CBS12 News (West Palm Beach, FL)

Emergency crews in South Florida say one woman is dead and two others were injured after a lightning strike in Parkland, Florida. The woman killed has been identified as Maria Francisco Pascual, 53, of Lake Worth, FL.

The incident happened at the C.W. Hendrix Farms around 2 in the afternoon.

WeatherNation affiliate WPEC is <a href="http://cbs12.com/news/local/lightning-survivor-reacts-to-latest-lightning-strike-that-killed-woman">following this story</a>, and will continue to provide updates.

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Lightning deaths can happen any time of year, but are more common May through September.

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Wednesday's fatal strike makes the 3rd U.S. lightning death this year, with another having occurred in Florida in April, and the 3rd in Texas in February, <a href="https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-fatalities">according to NOAA</a>.

Florida leads the U.S. in lightning related fatalities each year. From 1990-2003, there were 126 lightning deaths in Florida.

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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Safety:</strong></span>

To read up on how to stay safe in lightning, the National Weather Service has several resources available so you can keep yourself and your family safe. <a href="https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning">Click here</a> to visit the Lightning Safety site from NWS.

Lightning Kills 1 Person in Florida

Severe Storms Push East through Thursday

The severe weather threat pushes eastward. St

Severe Weather Mauls the Midwest Tuesday

Severe storms started in the state of Illinoi

Record Highs in Jeopardy Along the Gulf Coast

It feels like summer with temperatures rising

4 Corners: Windy with a Chance of Showers

The Southwest has been dry and windy the last

Catastrophic Tornado Hits Oklahoma Monday Night

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Late Season Snowfall Continues Out West

The snow has been falling in the Northwest wi

April Brought 300 Tornadoes, Second-Most On Record

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