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Severe Weather Threat Stretches Across Plains

May 21, 2022
UPDATED By WeatherBug Meteorologists
The severe weather threat continues this evening across the southern Plains, with more thunderstorms pounding portions of the Red River Valley. The storm threat will expand on Saturday to include much of the Midwest.
 
The catalyst for today's unsettled weather stems from a low pressure system shuffling across the Great Lakes. The cold front attached to it will drag across the north-central U.S., separating warm, humid air to the south of it with colder, drier air filtering in behind it. The collision of these airmasses in addition to the strong enough winds throughout the atmosphere and lift from the low pressure will lead additional robust thunderstorm development today.
 
On Saturday, a cold front gliding across the eastern U.S. brings another day of severe threats to the eastern U.S. Locations from central Texas to northern Maine, including Dallas, Waco and Austin, Texas, Little Rock, Ark., St. Louis, Indianapolis, Louisville, Ky., Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio, Buffalo, N.Y., and Burlington, Vt., are at risk for strong to severe thunderstorms.

Being aware of your surroundings and having a plan of action are the best ways to stay safe during severe weather events. Have multiple ways to receive warnings for your location and be sure to shelter in a basement or interior room within a well-built structure when severe weather approaches. Also remember that it is always a good idea to stay indoors during thunderstorms of any strength and that it is never a good idea to walk or drive through flooded areas.