Severe Thunderstorms From Texas To Nebraska Could Pack Damaging Winds, Tornadoes

 Published: November 2, 2022

S​evere thunderstorms are forecast to erupt in the Plains late this week and could pose threats of damaging winds and a few tornadoes from portions of Texas to Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska.

A​ powerful jet stream disturbance and its accompanying cold front will move into the Plains states by late Thursday and intercept increasing moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. That will lead to a growing area of rain and thunderstorms across a broad portion of the central states that could include possible severe weather and localized flooding rainfall.

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S​evere Weather Forecast

S​trong to severe thunderstorms could start to develop beginning late Thursday night into the early morning hours of Friday.

That's when an area from south-central Nebraska to central Kansas, western Oklahoma and northwest Texas might see scattered storms that produce damaging straight-line winds and possibly a few tornadoes.

T​he area of possible severe storms will shift farther south and east on Friday, especially from central Oklahoma to central and eastern Texas. Oklahoma City, Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio and Houston are among the major cities that might see severe weather.

S​trong to severe storms could be ongoing during the morning hours in the western part of the orange shaded areas on the map below. This threat could then spread to the Interstate 35 corridor and areas east of there through the rest of the day.

Damaging wind gusts will be the primary threat, but a few tornadoes are also possible.

Rainfall will be beneficial in drought areas, but some localized flash flooding can't be ruled out.

(​MAPS: Severe Weather Alerts)

T​he cold front will continue to move eastward on Saturday toward the Mississippi Valley.

Unstable air will become more scarce as that happens, which means the overall severe weather threat will lessen. That said, a few severe storms can't be ruled out in the lower Mississippi Valley.

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