Severe weather risks return to the central U.S. today ahead of a potent cold front.
This front will separate warm and humid air that has been surging northward over the past couple of days with a fresh injection of cooler and drier air spreading southward across the Plains. The cold front will mark the boundary between these two distinct air masses and will help trigger scattered severe weather later this afternoon and evening.
The government’s Storm Prediction Center has issued a Slight Risk, or a 2 out of 5 on the severe weather probability scale, across portions of central Oklahoma to southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Within this area, an Enhanced Risk, or a 3 out of 5 on the severe weather probability scale, covers much of eastern Kansas and Oklahoma…