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By Anna Skinner
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Schools across the Southern and Midwestern United States are being advised to review severe‑weather safety plans as forecasters warn of near-daily rounds of dangerous storms continuing into next week.
AccuWeather meteorologists say large hail, damaging winds and even tornadoes could threaten communities from Texas to the Midwest on consecutive days as a volatile pattern strengthens over the region. A persistent clash of air masses is expected to drive the multiday threat: warm, humid Gulf air surging northward will collide with cooler Pacific and Canadian air, creating a corridor primed for severe thunderstorm development.
Above‑average temperatures across the Midwest and South have added extra instability to the atmosphere, making conditions especially favorable for strong storms and even tornado formation through next week. The warning comes as millions have already faced severe storms this week.
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“Severe storms yesterday caused damage and fatalities," AccuWeather chief on-air meteorologist Bernie Rayno told Newsweek. "There was a cluster of storm reports from the panhandle of Texas through Oklahoma into Kansas. The risk of severe weather covers a much larger area today.”
The severe thunderstorm threat that was still present on Friday is expected to persist through the weekend and well into next week.
“It will take some time for the atmosphere to reload and destabilize today. Severe thunderstorms will start developing late this afternoon and continue into the evening hours," Rayno said. "The worst storm impacts may not happen until midnight or later. People should prepare for the risk of large hail, damaging wind gusts, and several tornadoes."
As far as next week goes, the risk of severe weather returns on Tuesday, with Texas through Southern Illinois facing "some" threat of severe thunderstorms, AccuWeather maps show.
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By Wednesday, that threat will shift east, encompassing a wide swath of the U.S. from Louisiana northeast into New York.
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School officials are being encouraged to revisit tornado sheltering procedures and communication plans ahead of the possible threat. With some communities “out of practice” after the winter months, meteorologists stress that now is the time to prepare before the string of severe weather ramps up next week.
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