LIVE: Severe storms threaten central U.S. with twisters, damaging wind. See the latest reports.Tens of millions of people will be at risk for severe weather on a daily basis through Sunday over the central United States. The storms will pack tornadoes, large hail, high winds and torrential rainfall.Storms may not have been as bad as they could have been on Thursday, but the risk for destructive weather will be higher in the days to come.
On Saturday, the storm system responsible for Friday's severe weather will race toward Ontario, Canada. Enough energy and fuel may remain in the atmosphere to set off locally severe thunderstorms packing high winds, hail and torrential downpours from Iowa to the northern part of Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
"This high-risk zone on Saturday afternoon and evening will be prime for powerful storms with damaging hail and high winds, as well as a few tornadoes," Rayno said. On Saturday, the AccuWeather Local StormMax™ straight-line wind gust is 90 mph. Gusts this strong outside of tornadoes can knock over utility poles, large trees and cause significant property damage.
The flash flood risk into Sunday night extends over a large portion of the central and southern Plains states, including all of the Ozark Mountains. People planning weekend camping trips are urged to avoid setting up in flood-prone areas along small streams. Rushing high water could block secondary access roads to and from the campsites.On Sunday, the severe weather zone will extend for more than 800 miles from eastern Nebraska and Iowa to San Antonio.
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