A new multiday severe weather threat will spread from the Plains to the Midwest and East Coast over the next few days, packing damaging winds, large hail and isolated tornadoes. Heavy rain could also raise the threat more flooding in the water-logged Appalachians. This latest bout of storms began in the Plains and upper Midwest Monday into early Tuesday, particularly from Kansas and Nebraska to Minnesota. Those areas saw wind damage, large hail and multiple reports of tornadoes. A line of severe storms this morning in Kansas produced a wind gust up to 101 mph in Wichita. Here is a look at the latest radar and current active alerts from the National Weather Service showing where storms are active right now: Tuesday:The threat shifts southward on Tuesday into the Central Plains, with the highest potential of severe storms across Kansas, eastern Colorado and northern Oklahoma. Models are showing the formation of another cluster of thunderstorms known as amesoscale convective systemlate Tuesday in the day into the evening in the High Plains which can support large to very large hail and destructive wind gusts as the system pushes eastward. (15-min details: For even more granular weather data tracking in your area, view your 15-minute details forecast in ourPremium Pro experience.) Wednesday:The severe threat on Wednesday shifts and expands to spread across the Southern Plains, mid-Mississippi and Ohio valleys and Great Lakes as the surface low deepens and a cold front moves eastward. The main concerns for now are severe wind gusts and large hail, but isolated tornadoes are also possible. Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis and St. Louis are some of the cities that might see strong to severe storms. (192-hours: Further beef up your forecast with our detailed, hour-by-hour breakdown for the next 8 days – only available on ourPremium Pro experience.) Thursday:The cold front is going to encounter a warm, moist air mass over the central Appalachians and East Coast that can fuel a moderate level of instability in the Carolinas and mid-Atlantic. The Storm Prediction Center is currently warning that damaging wind gusts will be the primary threat. Baltimore, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., all have a chance to see severe storms. In addition to severe weather, the active weather pattern is also contributing to the threat of flash flooding. Thunderstorms developing well ahead of this storm system could produce more flash flooding in the Appalachians Tuesday, including in areas already hit hard in recent days. The cold front could then bring more locally heavy rain to this region as it spreads eastward on Thursday. In addition, the cold front could produce flash flooding in the Plains through Tuesday night, and then in parts of the Great Lakes and Midwest Wednesday. (MORE:West Virginia Flash Floods: 6 Confirmed Dead, At Least 2 Missing) Sara Tonksis a content meteorologist with weather.com and has a bachelor's and a master's degree from Georgia Tech in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences along with a master's degree from Unity Environmental University in Marine Science.
