NEBRASKA/KANSAS — A significant, all-modes severe weather event is expected today across the central and high plains, with a Level 3 of 5 Enhanced Risk in place. Supercells may first form in southeastern Wyoming and northeast Colorado before tracking into Nebraska and Kansas, initially producing very large hail as the primary mode. As moisture and shear increase later in the day, tornado potential rises significantly, with some strong EF-2 tornadoes possible if supercells remain discrete.
Strong EF-2 Tornado Potential Increases as Storms Track Into Nebraska and Kansas
The tornado probability map shows a brown zone with 5% probability where strong EF-2 tornadoes are explicitly possible, centered over the Nebraska-Kansas border region with a broader 2% zone extending across a wider area. Supercells originating in southeastern Wyoming and northeast Colorado carry the greatest tornado risk as they track eastward and encounter increasing moisture and shear later in the day…