Sunday Severe Risk in the Forecast for the Central Plains

19 Jul 2020, 5:21 am

Increasing severe storms are in the forecast across the central Plains today. Damaging winds and large hail will be the primary threats with any storms that try to turn severe. Today’s storms will be driven by the heating of the day. Here is the very latest on today’s severe risk.

Severe Outlook

Severe storms will be possible from southern Montana to southern New Mexico with a stronger risk in Colorado and Nebraska.

Severe Risks

Damaging winds and hail will be the main threats, but a small area of Nebraska and Wyoming will have a chance for an isolated tornado.

Forecast

Storms today will need some help from the strong sunshine to build. During today’s peak heating hours is when the risk of severe storms will be increasing. Keep checking with WeatherNation for more updates.

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Patrick Crawford has always been a huge weather buff! He grew up in Plano, Texas, and it was there that he experienced what Mother Nature was capable of doing. He would always turn on the television to see what local meteorologists were saying about the weather. That's when he realized he wanted to be a meteorologist. Patrick graduated from Northern Illinois University (’04) with a degree in ... Load MoreMeteorology and a double minor in Mathematics and Geography. Broadcast Meteorology has been great to him and he has been able to work in television markets all across the country. Some of his stops have included New Orleans, Green Bay and even Yuma, Arizona. He is so excited to be part of the WeatherNation team. He has been awarded the prestigious CBM (Certified Broadcast Meteorologist) weather seal from the American Meteorological Society. Feel free to catch up with Patrick Crawford on his Facebook and on Twitter pages.