UNITED STATES — The Storm Prediction Center has outlined severe weather risk areas for both Thursday April 23 and Friday April 24, with a multi-day severe weather stretch beginning as early as Wednesday and potentially extending through the weekend across a broad corridor from the Southern Plains into the Mid-South.
Thursday’s Risk Covers Oklahoma City to Des Moines
Thursday’s severe weather risk zone has been expanded to cover a large north-to-south corridor stretching from Oklahoma City and Wichita northward through Kansas City, Springfield, and Des Moines. Southwest Iowa, western Missouri, eastern Kansas, and much of Oklahoma all fall within the outlined risk area.
Cities squarely inside Thursday’s threat zone include Oklahoma City, Wichita, Kansas City, Springfield, Des Moines, and Omaha. The risk footprint is large, indicating a widespread severe weather event capable of impacting millions across the Plains and lower Midwest.
Friday’s Bull’s-Eye Shifts East to Arkansas and Memphis
As the storm system tracks eastward, Friday’s severe weather risk centers on Arkansas and the surrounding region. The Friday outlook zone covers Little Rock, Shreveport, Memphis, Jackson, and Springfield, with the threat pushing into portions of Tennessee and Mississippi as well.
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