Tornado kicking-up dust. Courtesy of Photos.cmo By Dan DePodwin, Meteorologist
Mar 31, 2012; 3:45 PM ET
As the calendar turns to April, severe weather season begins to ramp up in the Plains, especially in Tornado Alley. AccuWeather.com meteorologists are monitoring the potential for an outbreak of severe thunderstorms beginning late Monday afternoon from Texas to Kansas.The potent storm system currently bringing rain and mountain snow to the West will push eastward this weekend and emerge on the eastern side of the Rockies Monday morning.
Meanwhile, a strong flow of hot air across the Plains will allow temperatures to soar to the 90-degree mark for the first time this year in many places. The combination of unusually warm, moist air and a strong disturbance has the potential to produce significant severe weather beginning late Monday afternoon.
Although this potential outbreak is still a few days away, AccuWeather.com meteorologists are focusing on an area from central Texas to southern Kansas as the focal point for damaging storms.
Thunderstorms should erupt late Monday afternoon across the southern Plains and rumble north and east overnight.
Cities that could be impacted include Abilene and Dallas, Texas, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Wichita, Kan.
The atmospheric set-up looks conducive for all types of severe weather including damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes. In addition, torrential downpours and frequent lightning will accompany these storms.
After Monday night, the severe weather threat may spread eastward into the Southeast and Tennessee Valley.
The forecast for this potential severe weather outbreak will no doubt be tweaked over the weekend, so be sure to stay tuned to AccuWeather.com for the latest.
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