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I'm sure you've heard. The tropics are forecast to be very active this hurricane season. The two main factors we look at both point toward an atmosphere and ocean that would be conducive to storm development.
The insects have been spotted in more than a dozen states across the Southeast and Midwest. Cicadas emerge when the ground temperature reaches around 65 degrees, which most of the U.S. has surpassed.
WW 298 SEVERE TSTM AR OK TX 240340Z – 241000Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 298 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1040 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Extreme southwest Arkansas South central and southeast Oklahoma Northeast Texas * Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 1040 PM until 500 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...Slightly elevated storms will continue to increase through the overnight hours and spread eastward near the Red River, with the potential for both supercells with large hail up to 2 inches in diameter, and some upscale growth into a small cluster with 60-70 mph outflow gusts. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles west of Ardmore OK to 30 miles east southeast of De Queen AR. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 294...WW 295...WW 297... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 27025. ...Thompson
WW 297 SEVERE TSTM IA KS NE SD 240145Z – 240900Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 297 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 845 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Western Iowa Extreme northern Kansas Central and eastern Nebraska Extreme southeast South Dakota * Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 845 PM until 400 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 85 mph likely Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...An intense storm cluster with embedded supercells in central Nebraska is expected to grow upscale into a larger bowing line overnight, with an accompanying threat for swaths of severe wind (60-85 mph). The initial supercells could produce isolated very large hail up to 2-2.5 inches in diameter, and a tornado or two will be possible with embedded circulations. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 100 statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles north northwest of Sioux City IA to 60 miles east southeast of Mccook NE. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 294...WW 295...WW 296... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 75 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 25040. ...Thompson
The Greenfield, Iowa, tornado paralyzed residents who lived through it with fear, but it also left their families waiting to find out if their loved ones lived through the terrifying ordeal.
A severe weather outbreak that spawned supercells across the Plains and Midwest on Tuesday is believed to have produced the strongest tornado of the year to impact the U.S., with estimated winds of 175-185 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
The risk of severe weather is expected to continue through the Memorial Day weekend as threats of large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes will impact millions from Texas into the Northeast.
