Millions to remain on alert through Thursday due to multi-day threat of severe weather
The multi-day threat of severe weather that brought a devastating derecho to the Plains on Sunday will continue through at least Thursday, keeping tens of millions of people on alert this week.
Millions of people from the Plains to the Midwest faced damaging wind gusts and large hail Monday, a day after the second derecho in a week sent 160 mph winds through Kansas and Missouri. , to be on alert for strong thunderstorms that could lead to tornadoes. Gusts of wind and hail the size of baseballs.
The greatest threat of severe weather will be seen in parts of the Plains on Monday, but people in cities such as Chicago, Milwaukee and Des Moines, Iowa, should also be on alert as powerful storms are possible. .
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Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for about 4.5 million people in parts of Wisconsin and Illinois on Monday afternoon. The watch is in effect until 5 p.m. CT and includes cities such as Milwaukee and Kenosha in Wisconsin, and Rockford and DeKalb in Illinois.
Chicago is just outside of a severe thunderstorm watch.
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A trough is expected to move around a dip in the jet stream, similar to Sunday, and strong to severe thunderstorms are possible on Monday, according to the FOX Prediction Center. These storms may break up into more clusters, potentially increasing the range of severe thunderstorms.
Severe weather threat for Monday
While the threat of severe weather on Monday extends from Wyoming to the Great Lakes, NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) is highlighting two areas of concern where the risk of severe weather is greater.
More than 16 million people are at risk of a level 2 out of 5 on the SPC's severe thunderstorm risk scale.
The initial Level 2 danger area spans the entire Plains and includes cities such as Cheyenne in Wyoming, Omaha and Lincoln in Nebraska, and Des Moines.
Another Level 2 threat exists in parts of southern Wisconsin, including Milwaukee, and northern Illinois, including Chicago.
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However, more than 200,000 people in parts of southwestern Nebraska, northwestern Kansas and northeastern Colorado are at Level 3 of 5.
Some tornadoes are possible within the area of developing thunderstorms on Monday, but forecasters said they are more concerned about the risk of damage from gusty winds and large hail.
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Severe weather threat for Tuesday
The multi-day threat of severe weather continues into Tuesday, covering a much larger area of the United States than in previous days.
Tens of millions of people from Texas to the Great Lakes will be at risk of severe thunderstorms on Tuesday, but the SPC has zoned parts of the Midwest where the threat is much higher.
As of Tuesday, about 12 million people from Missouri to Wisconsin were at Level 3 of 5 risk, including Kansas City, Missouri, Des Moines, Iowa, Peoria, Illinois, and La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Level 2 risk includes about 31 million people in cities such as Chicago, Milwaukee, Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The main threat from thunderstorms across the region on Tuesday will again be damaging wind gusts, large hail and the possibility of tornadoes.
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Although some forecast changes are possible, the FOX Prediction Center said the threat areas listed below are expected to be ready for storms Wednesday and Thursday.
