A trio of fronts will produce clusters of severe thunderstorms today. Most of these storms will target the northern and central Plains, parts of the Tennessee and Ohio valleys, and the Mid-Atlantic.
Heat and high levels of moisture will provide plenty of instability for storms to form this afternoon and evening. While nothing particularly organized is expected to develop, clusters of storms could contain gusty winds and hail. A couple of tornadoes are also possible in Missouri, southern Illinois, and southern Indiana.
The Storm Prediction Center has multiple Slight Risks (level 2 out of 5) where the highest concentrations of storms are likely. This includes much of the High Plains, and separately, the Lower Ohio Valley. Scottsbluff, Neb., Colby and Garden City, Kan., and Evansville, Ind., are examples of locations susceptible to severe weather…