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Severe Threat Looms Across Plains, Midwest Tonight

June 10, 2020
UPDATED By WeatherBug Meteorologists
Additional rounds of severe weather expected overnight as a new system sweeps through the Nation's Midsection. 

A low pressure system over Kansas continues to travel eastward, bringing warm and humid air to America's heartland while trailing Tropical Depression Cristobal. Both systems will bring a wide area of high wind, tornado, and hail threats this tonight. 

The Storm Prediction Center currently has a small area of Slight Risk across the north-central Plains. Cities that are in this bullseye include Lincoln and Omaha, Neb., but Kansas City, Mo., Chicago, and Indianapolis could receive a stray severe storm overnight as well.

There's continues to be Tornado Watch in effect for extreme southwestern Iowa. A few cities that will need to look out for an isolated spin-up or two tonight includes Sidney and Glenwood, Iowa. 

It has been active couple of days across the Mountain West and Plains. A Saturday derecho produced widespread wind damage from southeast Utah to the Dakotas. In order to be classified as a derecho, the storm complex must produce a swath of wind damage for more than 250 miles with widespread wind gusts in excess of 58 mph. Gusts reached 80 mph occurred near Westport, S.D., and Logan Center, N.D., 95 mph near Parmelee, S.D., and 78 mph at Denver International Airport Saturday. On Monday, several tornadoes were reported in central Nebraska, eastern South Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. Hail and damaging winds were also reported from northeastern Colorado into northwestern Minnesota.

Be sure to have multiple ways to receive weather alerts. This may include a weather radio, phone alerts and/or your local news station. 

Also, it is important to know the difference between a watch and warning should they be issued for your area. A watch means that dangerous weather conditions are possible for your region and you should have a plan in place to act quickly. A warning means that dangerous weather is imminent for your location and safety measures should be taken immediately to prevent injuries or even death.