Dangerous 'Derecho' Storms Slam Midwest With High Winds, Tornadoes
 

Dangerous 'Derecho' Storms Slam Midwest With High Winds, Tornadoes
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A dangerous weather situation is developing in the High Plains on Thursday, as severe thunderstorms capable of producing widespread damaging winds and a few strong tornadoes erupt across the region

The Storm Prediction Center, which is the branch of the National Weather Service that forecasts severe thunderstorms, has upgraded the region to a “High Risk” of severe weather. This is their most significant category of alert, and signals the high probability of damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes.

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The storm outbreak is occurring because of a combination of weather factors at the surface and in the upper levels of the atmosphere, and forecasters say conditions are ripe for both long-lasting rotating thunderstorms, k**wn as supercells, and a potential “derecho” event, which would produce widespread damaging winds across hundreds of miles of real estate Read more...

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