DES MOINES, Iowa – Millions of people for upper Midwest don dey prepare as strong tornado and severe thunderstorms dey waka go their area. Dis outbreak go start from Monday, April 28, with at least one tornado don touch down for southern Minnesota, including Winnebago. Wetin make am worse be say hail wey big like baseball don fall for Rock County, Minnesota.
Forecasters don warn say dis severe weather threat no go end for Monday. Wind damage, hail, and potential for strong tornadoes dey expected all over di area, wey include major cities like Minneapolis, Des Moines, and Oklahoma City. As di storm system dey push east, tens of millions more people for states like Ohio and Texas go also face dis serious weather risk.
For Monday, di storm go come in two major waves as di weather patterns dey change. As di atmosphere dey get hot and moist, storms go start to take shape, with some cities under level 4 out of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms. Dis risk mean say severe storms fit be widespread and extremely destructive.
According to di Storm Prediction Center, dem don put more than five million people under tornado watches as of Monday afternoon, especially for Minneapolis, Rochester, and Iowa cities like Des Moines. Di evening na di most dangerous period, with potential for strong tornadoes to form as di storms intensify.
“We dey expect wind gusts go climb above 75 mph and hail don dey fall wey reach egg size,” forecasters talk. Dem also mention say di late afternoon and evening storms fit produce tornadoes wey fit be EF-2 strength or higher. Na di first time dis kind severe risk don show weeks in advance since 2011.
As di weather threat continue, heavy rainfall dey also threaten some areas for di Southern Plains. Flash flooding go fit happen from northwest Texas go reach central Oklahoma, southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri. Dis rain go make di ground more vulnerable after di wet conditions wey don already occur for di past days.
For Tuesday, another round of severe thunderstorms go pick up momentum across di same regions, putting more than 45 million people at risk again. Forecasters don denote a level 3 out of 4 risk for severe weather from di Great Lakes to di Southern Plains, and report say “damaging winds and large hail” go be di main concern,” di Weather Prediction Center emphasize.
With tornadoes becoming more common across di U.S., reports show sey dis year don dey on track to set records for tornado activity. As people prepare for di incoming storms, it go important to ensure sey you get timely weather alerts from reliable sources like di National Weather Service, and always have a plan in place for when warnings dey issue.
