As many as 22 states face the risk for severe thunderstorms, hail and damaging wind gusts over the next several days, meteorologists say.
A front over the Central/Southern Rockies is expected to move northeastward, producing showers and thunderstorms over parts of the Northern/Central Plains, the Southern High Plains, the Upper Mississippi Valley, and the Great Lakes beginning Thursday, the National Weather Service said.
Showers and thunderstorms will continue through Saturday over the Upper Mississippi Valley/Upper Great Lakes to the Middle Mississippi Valley and the Central/Southern Plains.
AccuWeather forecasts a moderate risk of severe storms on