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Severe Weather Outbreak Tracker:Satellite,Radar,Outlooks And More

Track the unfolding outbreak with the latest radar,forecasts,alerts and storm reports here.

By Jonathan Belles,Jonathan Erdman,Chris Dolce,and Sara Tonks

4 hours ago

Severe Weather Outbreak Likely Friday

Several days of severe thunderstorms are expected from the Plains to the Northeast through at least the early part of the week ahead. You can track the threat for tornadoes,damaging winds and hail using our maps below.

For the complete forecast and all of its details, check our article here.

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Current Conditions

Current Radar

Latest Reports

Severe Weather Ingredients

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Convective Available Potential Energy (or Instability)
(The deeper the colors on this map,the more fuel storms have to explode into a stronger thunderstorm.)

Wind Shear
(Generally,surface winds out of the south or southeast and stronger mid-level winds out of the west are supportive for storm twisting.)

Severe Thunderstorm Outlooks

Friday's Severe Weather Forecast
(This shows the likelihood of severe thunderstorms,according to NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.)

Saturday's Severe Weather Forecast
(This shows the likelihood of severe thunderstorms,according to NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.)

Sunday's Severe Weather Forecast
(This shows the likelihood of severe thunderstorms,according to NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.)

Monday's Severe Weather Forecast
(This shows the likelihood of severe thunderstorms,according to NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.)

Rainfall Forecast

Jonathan Belles has been a digital meteorologist and writer for www.weathernow24.com for nearly 9 years and also assists in the production of videos for Weather Now 24 en español. His favorite weather is tropical weather,but also enjoys covering high-impact weather and news stories and winter storms. He's a two-time graduate of Florida State University and a proud graduate of St. Petersburg College.