Severe Risk Continues In the Central Plains

11 Jun 2021, 5:00 pm

Intense thunderstorms impacted the central Great Plains Friday with wind gusts up to 90 miles per hour! Now the storms are expected to continue to drift to the south through the overnight hours and into early Saturday.

Storm Reports

Severe Outlook

Scattered to numerous strong to severe thunderstorms are expected along the tail end of a cold front overnight into Saturday morning, as the remnant energy Friday dives south. An enhanced risk (category 3 out of 5) has been issued across portions of Northeast Oklahoma.

Damaging wind gusts are the primary risk from storms but large hail is also expected with several storms.

Forecast

Storms will continue to move south from Kansas and Missouri overnight, into Oklahoma and perhaps western Arkansas.

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Summer of 1993, New England Dragway. That's when and where Steve knew he wanted to become a meteorologist. More than 20 years later he is extremely fortunate and blessed to be able to live his childhood dream. As a lover of math and science, Steve had a consistent interest in weather in elementary, middle, and high school before discovering you can major in meteorology. He attended Lyndon State Co... Load Morellege in Vermont where he received a bachelor's in meteorology-broadcasting and associate's in television news. He has worked as a meteorologist and reporter in Winchester, VA, Burlington, VT, and most recently in West Palm Beach, FL. He's recognized by the American Meteorological Society with the Certification of Broadcast Meteorologists.

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