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A weeklong severe weather threat continues on Thursday as millions of people in major Midwest cities like Chicago and Milwaukee brace for powerful storms that could pack very large hail, hurricane-force wind gusts and strong tornadoes.
Heat index values will be topping 100 for the next several days.
The Eastern Pacific hurricane season officially started Thursday, but forecast models show no sign of tropical cyclone formation in the near future.
WW 249 SEVERE TSTM NE SD 150100Z – 150800Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 249 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 800 PM CDT Wed May 14 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of East-Central and Northeast Nebraska Southeast South Dakota * Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 800 PM until 300 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter likely Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts to 75 mph possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms over central Nebraska will becoming increasingly organized and track northeastward through the evening and overnight period. Damaging wind gusts and large hail will be through across the watch area. A tornado or two is also possible. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles east and west of a line from 5 miles west northwest of Mitchell SD to 25 miles west southwest of Grand Island NE. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9). 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 247...WW 248... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 25035. ...Hart
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