Residents in components of the Midwest and Nice Plains are bracing for one more day of severe weather threats, together with potential tornadoes, damaging winds and huge hail.
The extreme climate, anticipated to increase into Monday and Tuesday, is forecast to be particularly energetic from north-central Oklahoma up into Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
The best threat areas, a degree 3 out of 5 “enhanced threat,” in accordance with the Nationwide Climate Service, stretch from east-central Nebraska as much as southwest Minnesota and embrace the cities of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Grand Island, Nebraska. Massive hail, damaging winds and tornadoes are potential within the enhanced threat space.
Components of the Plains and Midwest are being threatened by extreme climate, Might 17, 2026, from north-central Oklahoma to Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
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The brand new extreme climate threats come a day after storms throughout the central a part of the nation prompted experiences of tornadoes in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska, and hail the scale of baseballs in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska.
Thunderstorms close to Concordia, Kansas, on Saturday produced estimated wind gusts of 90 mph, pulling down bushes and energy strains.
Extreme climate outlook for Sunday, Might 17, 2026.
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Hill Metropolis Airport in northwest Kansas reported wind gusts as much as 82 mph. The robust winds additionally fueled mud storms within the space, which threatened driving circumstances.
Thunderstorms on Saturday night time prompted a flash flood emergency in central Grundy County, Missouri, together with the town of Trenton, when six to eight inches of rain fell in a matter of hours.
Extreme climate outlook for Monday, Might 18, 2026.
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The antagonistic climate circumstances are anticipated to proceed by way of the beginning of the workweek. On Monday, greater than 30 million folks from the central Plains to the Midwest are anticipated to be on alert for a possible outbreak of extreme climate.
A degree 4 out of 5 “reasonable threat” advisory has been issued for components of central and northeast Kansas into far southeast Nebraska, together with the town of Topeka, Kansas. The chance for the realm consists of doubtlessly robust tornadoes, hail bigger than baseballs, and harmful winds.
Extreme climate outlook for Tuesday, Might 19, 2026.
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A degree 3 out of 5 enhanced threat advisory additionally extends from north-central Oklahoma into central Wisconsin, together with the cities Wichita, Kansas; Kansas Metropolis, Missouri; Omaha, Nebraska; and Des Moines, Iowa.
On Tuesday, a degree 2 out of 5 “slight threat” advisory for extreme climate is predicted to stretch from northeast Texas to Michigan, and embrace doubtlessly robust to extreme thunderstorms.
Hearth climate additionally impacting the Plains and Southwest
Components of the Plains and Southeast are additionally anticipating vital hearth climate circumstances to proceed into this week amid widespread heat, dry and windy circumstances.
A number of wildfires broke out in components of Minnesota on Saturday and quickly grew. The most important Minnesota wildfire, the Flanders Hearth in Crow Wing County, has burned greater than 1,100 acres and was 0% contained on Sunday morning, prompting evacuation orders within the metropolis of Crosslake.
The Minnesota fires prompted Gov. Tim Walz to declare a state of emergency Sunday morning, together with mobilizing the state’s Nationwide Guard.
Dozens of wildfires additionally broke out over the weekend throughout the Nice Plains from Montana to the Dakotas, in addition to in Texas and New Mexico over the past week.
On Sunday, the best wildfire threats are in areas of northwest Texas, together with Amarillo, and components of New Mexico and Kansas.
Hearth climate and wind alerts.
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Pink-flag hearth hazard warnings have additionally been issued from Arizona to southern Nebraska, in addition to in California’s Central San Joaquin Valley. Extreme to excessive drought circumstances exist in a few of the red-flag warning areas, the place anticipated wind gusts topping 55 mph threaten to quickly unfold wildfires.
The intense hearth climate hazard will proceed into Monday in components of far jap New Mexico, far southeast Colorado, far southwest Kansas, components of Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle.
Summer season-like temperatures anticipated within the East
In the meantime, a giant warm-up is predicted for many of the East, the place afternoon temperatures on Sunday and Monday are forecast to achieve the 80s and 90s in lots of locations.
Main warmup in retailer.
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The temperature in New York Metropolis is predicted to achieve the mid-80s on Monday and will hit the decrease 90s in Washington, D.C.
It is going to be even hotter on Tuesday for a big swath of the I-95 hall, with highs within the 90s from Washington, D.C., to Philadelphia and New York Metropolis.
