[Epoch Times April 12, 2022](The Epoch Times reporter Li Xin compiles and reports) The United States faces another severe multi-day severe weather this week, with thunderstorms in North America’s Great Plains (Great Plains, Midwest and South) Several tornadoes, damaging winds and large hailstones could be triggered, affecting the lives of more than 62 million Americans.
According to Fox News, this is the fourth consecutive severe weather outbreak in the United States in four weeks, and it has kicked off late Monday (April 11). Parts of Arkansas were hit with hailstones the size of baseballs to softballs, the largest 4.5 inches in diameter, the largest in the state since May 4, 2020.
Six tornadoes were also reported in Arkansas Monday night.
Showers and storms remained in parts of the central U.S. Tuesday morning, but so far they were mostly below the limit of severity. That will eventually change as the atmosphere becomes more unstable late Tuesday afternoon.
Total rainfall is expected to be between 1 and 3 inches through Thursday (April 14) from the lower and mid-Mississippi Valley to the Ohio Valley. In places with the heaviest rainfall, localized areas could see more than 3 inches of rain. Flash floods are possible in some areas.
Here’s the weather forecast for Tuesday through Thursday from Fox News’ Weather program:
Tuesday to Tuesday evening
Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected to affect a wide area from the central and southern Great Plains to the Mississippi Valley starting late Tuesday afternoon and continuing into Tuesday night.
Most at risk from severe weather are parts of the Midwest and North Central Iowa, where supercell storms capable of producing EF-2 or stronger tornadoes and hailstones larger than 2 inches are likely to form.
Large hail, damaging gusts and tornadoes also threatened other areas at risk of severe storms.
Wednesday to Wednesday evening
Many severe thunderstorms are likely Wednesday from the lower and lower Mississippi Valley to the Midwest, Ohio Valley and Southeast.
Damaging winds, including some gusts over 75 mph, several tornadoes and large to very large hail, are a significant threat. Some tornadoes may be EF-2 or stronger.
Most severe weather will move eastward through these regions as squall lines, but supercell storms may also develop before the main storm line.
Thursday to Thursday evening
The threat will abate on Thursday as the low-pressure system that triggered the severe weather reaches the East Coast.
However, isolated severe thunderstorms are possible from parts of the Southeast to the mid-Atlantic and southern New England. Destructive gusts are the main concern.
Responsible editor: Lin Yan#
