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The threat of severe weather becomes more widespread on Saturday, with the threat of severe storms pushing closer to the Front Range and I-25 corridor, including the Denver metro area.
At least 31 million people are at risk for severe storms from central Texas to Iowa on Monday, with hazards including large hail, damaging winds and several possibly strong tornadoes.
This after an estimated 21 tornadoes were reported on May 18. Tornadoes damaged homes just before 7 p.m. local time at Grinnell, along Interstate 70 in northeast Kansas, and just before midnight in the area of Plevna in south-central Kansas, the weather service said. No injuries were reported.
Heavy storms are now reaching the East Coast as a nor'easter heads toward New England ahead of the holiday travel period for Memorial Day weekend.
More severe weather is forecast to hit the central U.S. this week, where communities are recovering from a recent bout of deadly storms.
A warm front is expected to return to the region, bringing with it more moisture. The chance of storms and humidity are both expected to increase.
The National Weather Service said a “multitude of hazardous weather” would impact the U.S. over the next several days — from thunderstorms and potentially baseball-sized hail on the Plains, to heavy mountain snow in the West and dangerous heat in the South.
The National Lightning Detection Network counted all of the lightning flashes and strikes across our Michigan sky last Thursday and Friday. You won't believe how many lightning events we had in just that one storm system.
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