Severe weather will continue into early Monday, for the Central U.S. The possibility of very large hail, damaging winds and even potentially strong tornadoes could impact outdoor plans. Here’s what to expect.Happening NowThe map below shows the current radar and any National Weather Service watches or warnings currently in effect.Supercells have already produced large hail and several tornadoes from west-central Texas near San Angelo northeastward into southern Oklahoma. Communities near Ardmore, Oklahoma, experienced wind gusts as high as 80 mph and golf ball to tennis ball size hail Saturday evening.Two people, including a child, were killed Saturday night in Moore, Oklahoma, after their vehicle was swept away in high water.Very large hail and potentially strong tornadoes will continue to be possible overnight from western and north Texas through southeast Oklahoma into northwest Arkansas, including Dallas, San Antonio, and Fort Smith, Arkansas.Latest Radar, Watches And WarningsFlash Flood Threat- As rain continues on already saturated ground, a flash flood threat still lingers. Additional rainfall amounts of up to two inches are expected in addition to what has already fallen. We could see isolated amounts even higher, depending on where the heaviest rain sets up.Rainfall ForecastRecap Of Storms So FarA pair of supercell thunderstorms raked across eastern Nebraska into western Iowa Thursday, spawning at least three tornadoes, damaging hail and destructive winds.The northern supercell first produced wind gusts to 82 mph in Dodge County, Nebraska. Hail up to the size of baseballs, driven by those intense winds, damaged the siding of homes in Fremont, Nebraska.That supercell went on to spawn an EF3 tornado in the far northern Omaha metro area near the Douglas and Washington County line around 7 p.m CT. Damage was reported near Bennington and Fort Calhoun, about 10 to 15 miles north and northwest of downtown Omaha. Though it passed safely north, the tornado could be seen from Omaha’s Eppley Airfield.Another tornado, possibly the same one, was later sighted across the Missouri River near Crescent, Iowa. Hail up to the size of softballs (4 inch diameter) was reported just east of Council Bluffs west of McClelland, Iowa.The southern supercell lasted about 6.5 hours from when it first dropped hail larger than quarters in Grand Island, Nebraska, late Thursday afternoon to its final hail report in Clarke County, Iowa, just after 11 p.m. CT., almost 230 miles away from that first hail report.It appeared to spawn its first tornado east-northeast of Lincoln, Nebraska, in either Lancaster or Cass County. At least one home was hit near the town of Manley, according to the National Weather Service.The most damaging tornado appeared to strike parts of Fremont and Page Counties, in far southwest Iowa Thursday evening, prompting a rare tornado emergency, the National Weather Service’s highest level tornado warning. Trees and power poles were downed across roads and roofs were ripped off near the town of Essex, according to reports received by the National Weather Service.Damage surveys from the National Weather Service in Omaha will solidify the actual number and intensity of each tornado.Severe thunderstorms moved through southern Wisconsin dumped hail up to the size of baseballs, accompanied by wind gusts up to 68 mph early Friday morning. Vehicles were reportedly damaged by hail in Edgerton, about 20 miles southeast of Madison.Why The Severe Comeback- A jet stream plunging southward into the West, then swinging into the Plains states will pull increasingly warm and humid air north from the Gulf.- It’s this configuration that typically produces more severe weather in the southern and central U.S. in spring. Over the past week or so, roughly the opposite pattern has kept severe weather relatively in check since the end of the early April outbreak.What You Should Do- If you’re in one of these areas, have a plan in place before severe weather strikes.- Have several ways of receiving watches and warnings from the National Weather Service, including by smartphone (The Weather Channel app can alert you), NOAA weather radio and local media. Make sure your smartphone is fully charged and NOAA weather radio batteries are fresh so they can wake you up at night if a warning is issued.- Know the safest place you can quickly get to in case a warning is issued. If you live in a manufactured home, that safest place may be a community storm shelter.- Heed any warning issued immediately, including those for severe thunderstorms. It doesn’t take a tornado to down a tree onto your home or vehicle.- Never drive into flood waters. You could be carried away and the road underneath could have been washed away. Flooding has already claimed 33 lives in 2025, according to the National Weather Service, 21 of which were killed in vehicles.(MORE: 15 Severe Weather Tips That Could Save Your Life)Jonathan Erdman is a senior meteorologist at weather.com and has been covering national and international weather since 1996. Extreme and bizarre weather are his favorite topics. Reach out to him on Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook.
