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By Anna Skinner
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A volatile stretch of severe weather is poised to erupt across the central United States, with meteorologists warning that conditions Tuesday into Wednesday could fuel damaging storms and potentially dozens of tornadoes as a powerful system sweeps from Texas to the Ohio Valley.
AccuWeather forecasters say a potent storm tracking across the Plains and Great Lakes will collide with warm, moisture‑rich Gulf air and cooler air masses, creating the ingredients for a widespread tornado outbreak midweek. Destructive wind gusts, large hail, flash flooding and nocturnal tornadoes are possible across multiple states as thunderstorms intensify along major corridors from the Mississippi Valley to the Ohio Valley. With the threat expected to escalate rapidly, live tracker maps and real‑time alerts will be crucial tools for residents monitoring the storm’s path and preparing for fast‑moving, potentially dangerous conditions.
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"Numerous severe weather incidents will be possible over multiple states, ranging from damaging wind gusts to significant hail and perhaps a couple of dozen tornadoes spanning Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday evening," AccuWeather senior meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said in a report. "This severe weather outbreak will begin with some severe weather on Tuesday in the Interstate 20 and 40 corridors in the Mississippi Valley and end with locally severe storms in part of the Southeast states on Thursday."
Weather Radar
As of Monday evening, animated weather footage from windy.com shows that severe thunderstorms have already started, concentrating in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee.
Earlier in the day, the NWS office in Shreveport, Louisiana, issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern Oklahoma, which is included in the office's forecast region. NWS meteorologist Brandon Thorne told Newsweek that although severe thunderstorms posed a threat for that region on Monday, the greatest risk of tornadoes would occur on Wednesday.
Rain Accumulation
Over the next three days, the heaviest rainfall is expected in eastern Texas, southeastern Oklahoma and across Louisiana, according to animated weather footage from windy.com.
Temperatures
Temperatures remain abnormally warm for this time of year across much of the central U.S.
Warm temperatures help fuel thunderstorms by adding energy and moisture to the atmosphere. Warm air rises and carries moisture upward, creating instability—one of the key ingredients for storm development. When this warm, humid air meets cooler air aloft, it lifts rapidly, forming towering thunderclouds capable of producing heavy rain, lightning, hail and even tornadoes.
Thunderstorms
The greatest chance for severe weather will be in the South on Monday night, AccuWeather's forecast said. By Tuesday, the risk will grow to encompass a wide swath of the U.S. from Texas through Michigan. States at the greatest risk will be Missouri, Illinois and Texas.
The storm threat will shift slightly east by Wednesday, stretching from eastern Texas up into southern New York.
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