04/03/2026
Severe weather coming tonight! Remember to give your pets anxiety medication at least two hours in advance and ensure potty breaks are taken before severe weather comes in.
‼️SEVERE WEATHER THREAT TODAY for Damaging Winds 💨 60–75+ mph possible, Tornadoes 🌪️ (some could be strong EF2 and even embedded QLCS) depending on storm mode, and Tennis Ball Size Hail 🎾 2”+ possible!
Storms are expected to develop this afternoon and evolve into a large line this evening from Iowa down into Oklahoma and northwest Texas.
➡️ PRIMARY THREATS ARE:
💨 DAMAGING WINDS (60–75+ MPH POSSIBLE): As storms organize into a line, strong to damaging wind gusts will become the main threat.
🧊 LARGE HAIL (2”+ POSSIBLE): Early storms may produce large to very large hail, especially with any stronger cells.
🌪️ TORNADOES POSSIBLE (CONDITIONAL): A few tornadoes are possible, especially from northern Missouri into southern Iowa if storms stay more isolated. Otherwise, QLCS (spin-up) tornadoes may develop as storms merge into a line.
➡️ WHAT TO EXPECT TIMEFRAME:
• Afternoon: Storms begin developing across the Plains
• Evening: Storms grow into a large line from IA → OK → TX
• Night: Line continues east with ongoing wind threat
➡️ IMPORTANT KEY DETAIL
Storm mode will be important — discrete storms will favor STRONGER tornado threat , while a faster transition to a linear mode will favors damaging winds and embedded QLCS tornado threat.
🔴 The Level 3 (Enhanced Risk) remains in place, but this could shift toward a more wind-driven setup in later updates as confidence increases - per SPC
⚠️ Stay weather aware today, storms may become widespread and organized quickly. ⛈️
‼️DO NOT SLEEP NAKED‼️