Midwest Braces for Severe Weather Including Thunderstorms and Tornadoes

Takeaways:

• The National Weather Service (NWS) has warned that parts of the Midwest are at risk of severe weather, including scattered thunderstorms and possible tornadoes, starting Tuesday.

• The severe weather is expected to affect areas from the Ozarks through the mid Mississippi Valley to the southwestern Great Lakes, with potential wind damage, hail, and tornadoes beginning late Tuesday afternoon and into the night.

• Major cities that could be impacted include Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Fort Wayne, Indiana.

• The severe weather is associated with a cross-country storm that is bringing heavy mountain snow and potential blizzard conditions in the West before moving eastward to the Midwest.

• The severe weather threat was initially expected to continue into Wednesday but has since been downgraded, and over 48 million people are estimated to be under this risk.

References:

[1] Parts of Midwest at risk of severe weather this week: NWS. Link

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