The National Weather Service issues first high-risk day alert since March 2023.
The National Weather Service issued a high-risk severe weather outlook, the highest possible level of alert, for Oklahoma and Kansas on Monday as a storm system threatened tornadoes and grapefruit-sized hail.The forecast comes only a week after several large tornadoes battered Oklahoma, causing injuries and damage. A bout of severe weather has also recently struck Texas, bringing severe flooding. The incoming storm will hit this afternoon, according to an NWS report.
CBS News reported that grapefruit hail can obliterate a shingle roof and damage the decking beneath after they tested the impacts of various hail sizes in March.The NWS office in Norman, Oklahoma, issued a warning about the high-risk area on Monday morning.'A dangerous atmospheric environment will be present today and there is now a HIGH risk for multiple tornadoes over north-central and into central OK. Plan now!' the office posted on X, with a map of the risk area.
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