{"id":8896,"date":"2026-05-09T13:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T13:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8896"},"modified":"2026-05-09T13:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T13:36:10","slug":"severe-thunderstorms-with-hail-damaging-winds-return-to-plains-through-mothers-day-as-tornado-threat-looms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8896","title":{"rendered":"Severe thunderstorms with hail, damaging winds return to Plains through Mother&#8217;s Day as tornado threat looms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>After a brief reprieve, a\u00a0severe weather\u00a0pattern is expected to return later this month across the Plains over the historical \u201cTornado\u00a0Alley,\u201d which stretches from\u00a0Nebraska\u00a0south through\u00a0Kansas,\u00a0Oklahoma\u00a0and parts of North\u00a0Texas. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of this pattern flip, severe storms are forecast to reignite over nearly 40 million people across parts of the Southern Plains Friday through Mother\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p>Thunderstorms\u00a0packing large\u00a0hail\u00a0and damaging\u00a0wind\u00a0gusts up to 60 mph are expected to fire late Friday afternoon and through the evening hours.<\/p>\n<p>NOAA\u2019s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Level 2 out of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms that covers part of southern Kansas, much of central and eastern Oklahoma, as well as parts of North Texas.<\/p>\n<p>This includes Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Tulsa and Wichita Falls, Texas. There\u2019s a low chance of weak tornadoes across this area.<\/p>\n<p>A broader Level 1 threat covers central and southwestern Missouri, the Dallas metro area and much of the Gulf Coast east of Houston.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Damage to Gene\u2019s Mobile Home Supply, a trailer park in Bogue Chitto, Mississippi, is seen on Thursday, May 7, 2026, after a tornado cut across the state.\u00a0 <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>People walk among debris at Gene\u2019s Mobile Home Supply on May 7, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Severe storms are forecast to reignite over nearly 40 million people across parts of the Southern Plains Friday through Mother\u2019s Day. <span class=\"credit\">FOX News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The SPC also highlighted a Level 1 threat that covers parts of South Texas, just south and east of San Antonio, that could see large hail if storms are able to develop.<\/p>\n<p>Different parts of the Southern Plains will see severe weather through Mother\u2019s Day. Saturday\u2019s threat is somewhat reduced, affecting extreme northeast Texas into southwest Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p>A Level 2 threat covers Dallas and parts of Central Texas on Mother\u2019s Day itself.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A tornado tears across Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma, on April 23, 2026.\u00a0 <span class=\"credit\">Clay Bowden via Storyful<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The primary threats will be damaging wind gusts and hail, although isolated tornadoes are possible.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tornado Alley could reignite to close out May<\/h2>\n<p>Historically, May sees the most tornadoes of any month during the year \u2014 primarily due to increased activity across Tornado Alley. <\/p>\n<p>While that has not been the case thus far, long-range forecasts indicate that a more traditional severe weather pattern will take shape over the Plains sometime mid-month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Long-range forecasts indicate that a more traditional severe weather pattern will take shape over the Plains sometime mid-month.\u00a0 <span class=\"credit\">FOX News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>People move debris at Gene\u2019s Mobile Home Supply in Bogue Chitto, Mississippi, on May 7, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So far this season, the most severe storms have been concentrated in the Midwest, as well as parts of the South, including Mississippi, which was hit by several twisters during a Tornado Emergency earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, a large dip in the jet stream is suppressing severe storm development over the Plains, but by late May, many long-range forecasts expect that dip to move back over the West.<\/p>\n<div 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