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Weekend truckers face severe storm threat in heartland

Semi with white trailer and dark storm cloud across the sky.

Truckers will hit more areas of severe storms the next few days from the Plains all the way to the Ohio Valley. While a major outbreak with numerous tornadoes is unlikely, drivers should still pay attention and remain weather aware.

63 mph wind gust here at the office shortly after 4 pm, but many reports of 80+ mph across the region with significant structural damage and trees down!! Please let us know what happened in your area. pic.twitter.com/WlkOg1L2ED

— NWS Sioux Falls (@NWSSiouxFalls) Ma...

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Severe storm threat rising for truckers in Plains, Midwest

White tractor-trailer on a highway with dark storm cloud on the horizon.

Truckers will have to stay on their toes this week as more severe thunderstorms pop up from the Plains to the Midwest.

Parts of the Midwest, mainly in Minnesota and Wisconsin, were struck by damaging winds, large hail and a few tornadoes Monday.

Massive hail this morning in Clarkfield MN @WCCO @FOX9 @kare11 @weatherchannel @WeatherNation @xWxClub @keloland @dakotanews_now pic.twitter.com/GXxLAtxcot

— Bails ✞ (@BaileyMStevens) May 9, 2022

Abundant warmth, humidity and atmospheric energy will...

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Severe storm threat heating up again for truckers in Plains

White tractor-trailer traveling toward dark storm cloud.

After a brief break from stormy weather Tuesday, truckers in the Plains should brace for the return of severe weather.

Parts of the region have been slammed recently with destructive storms, including an EF3 tornado in Andover, Kansas, on Friday evening. The National Weather Service received more than 620 reports of tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail from Friday through Monday, most of them in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas. Many of the same areas will be at risk for additional...

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Plains under the gun Monday for more tornadoes

Tractor-trailer heading into thunderstorm.

After a weekend of severe storms and tornadoes in the Plains, another round is likely Monday. Truckers will have to be on their toes.

The National Weather Service received more than 500 reports of tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail Friday through Sunday, most of them in parts of the heartland.

The strongest tornado so far heavily damaged Andover, Kansas, a suburb of Wichita. The NWS rated it an EF3, saying winds peaked around 165 mph based on the damage. A few people were injured, but...

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Severe storms brewing for weekend truckers in heartland

Tractor-trailer with storm cloud on the horizon.

Truckers may hit multiple rounds of severe weather in the nation’s heartland this weekend, with more possible next week.

At least two low-pressure systems with connected cold fronts will move through the Plains and Midwest over the next few days, with a third system developing Monday. There will be enough energy, moisture and warmth to produce severe thunderstorms in some areas, as well as tornadoes, large hail and damaging straight-line winds.

Friday

The highest threat for severe storms this...

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How rare (or common) are EF5 tornadoes?

Tornado in a field in Colorado.

Tornadoes are among the most violent weather events on Earth.

Each year, more than 2,000 tornadoes are recorded worldwide, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The large majority of them occur in North America and Europe, with an annual average of 1,245 in the U.S. and more than half of those occurring between April and June.

In order to determine the intensity of tornadoes, scientist Ted Fujita devised a method to estimate maximum wind gusts produced by these...

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Severe storm threat returning to Plains and South

Truck heading toward a thunderstorm.

Truckers face the risk of dangerous storm winds, large hail and strong tornadoes the next two days across a large portion of the country.

Severe storms hit parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas on Monday, dropping baseball-size hail. The National Weather Service already has received several tornado reports.

WHAT THE #HAIL?!?? 😳

Look at what fell from the sky in Charleston, AR.

Photo: Brad Horn#ARwx #NWAwx #NWArk #Arkansas #SevereWeather #Storms pic.twitter.com/eZ844wRXf9

— Lisa Brence...

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Tornado threat returning to South for 3rd week in a row

Tractor-trailer on the road with thunderstorm ahead.

For the third consecutive week, truckers will have to dodge severe storm winds and likely tornadoes across the South.

Related: 7 people injured in Arkansas tornado

Storms produced damaging winds Monday night and early Tuesday in the Arklatex region, as well as a few spots in Oklahoma, Mississippi and Alabama. The National Weather Service received more than 30 wind damage reports, including one of an 18-wheeler that flipped at a Love’s truck stop in Midlothian, Texas, just south of Dallas.

Other...

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2 people dead in Florida tornado

A line of thunderstorms that stretched nearly 800 miles from Louisiana to southern Indiana packed destructive winds and scattered tornadoes, killing at least two people and damaging many homes and businesses Wednesday. This was only one week after multiple EF3 tornadoes wreaked havoc around New Orleans and parts of Texas.

Related: 7 people injured in Arkansas tornado

Then, two people were killed and two others were injured early Thursday morning when a tornado touched down just west of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/2-people-dead-in-florida-tornado

7 people injured in Arkansas tornado

At least seven people were injured, two critically, when a tornado tore through Springdale, Arkansas, early Wednesday. It happened shortly after 4 a.m. CT, according to the National Weather Service.

David Petueli in Springdale shared this video of the massive damage to the Nilfisk Warehouse in Springdale. About half the building destroyed. No confirmed reports of significant injuries. Hoping it stays that way (you can hear us talking about it, still live on the air)#arwx pic.twitter.com/m2XoWj...

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