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Severe Weather Threatens Central U.S. With Baseball-Sized Hail and Damaging Winds

Forecasters warn of significant property risks as storms shift west mid-week and move east by Friday.

A portion of the U.S. from Texas north through Kansas is at a risk for severe thunderstorms on Tuesday.
WPC Convective Outlook for Wednesday, April 23, 2025
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Texas, Kansas, New Mexico under tornado threat, large hail and heavy rain expected (Unsplash - representational image)

Overview

  • Meteorologists predict severe thunderstorms on Tuesday across Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and eastern New Mexico, with hailstones as large as baseballs and damaging winds.
  • National Weather Service offices have issued hazardous weather outlooks, urging residents to secure property and prepare for potential emergencies.
  • Earlier Easter weekend storms caused over 435 severe weather reports, including fatalities in Oklahoma and widespread damage in Nebraska from hail and wind gusts.
  • The storm system is expected to move west by Wednesday, impacting areas like western Kansas, Nebraska, and eastern Colorado, before shifting east to the Mississippi and Ohio valleys by Friday.
  • AccuWeather warns of repeated storm activity increasing risks of flash flooding in already saturated regions later in the week.