A small but vigorous storm system will roll into the Plains on Friday. Instability building in the afternoon could provide ripe conditions for severe storms. Very large hail will be the most common threat, although the high winds and isolated tornadoes could occur, too.
Intensifying storms will produce strong winds and large hail this afternoon through this evening. The risk is greatest from southern Illinois through Indiana into northwestern Ohio and Lower Michigan.
Expect severe storms to break out after 3-4 pm CDT from north-central Kansas into eastern Nebraska. These storms will spread both east and south through the evening hours. Destructive winds, very large hail, and isolated tornadoes will accompany the stronger cells.
A front will stretch from the Southern Plains through the Ohio Valley into the Northeast today. It will provide enough lift to spark isolated severe storm development. The greatest threat for high winds and large hail will be over northwest Texas and central Oklahoma.
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