Severe weather possible over next several days
A large, rather potent upper-level storm system will impact parts of the southern Plains beginning this afternoon, and will persist for the next few days going toward the weekend. West-central Oklahoma is currently under a tornado watch, with isolated storm initiation possible (but not guaranteed) over the next few hours; parts of eastern Colorado will likely see isolated supercells capable of tornadoes later this evening as well. A larger severe thunderstorm event is expected Thursday, with supercells possible along a warm front that should extend across the vicinity of the Nebraska/Kansas border, as well as along the dryline that will materialize across western Kansas southward into north Texas. The area of heightened storm potential will be similar on Friday as the upper-level trough responsible is expected to remain quasi-stationary before finally migrating east into the upper and mid-Mississippi River Valley on Saturday.
Wind shear profiles appear favorable for tornadoes over the next several days, so as usual, storm chasers will likely be out in force, streaming
live video and otherwise providing ground-truth to the National Weather Service and local media. Now is a great time for residents of the aforementioned areas to prepare for severe weather;
NOAA weather radios with fresh batteries save lives, and we encourage everyone to have one. (Also, minor detail: Dominator 2 will make its maiden storm chase tomorrow as well! Photos to come in subsequent updates.)
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