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Meteorologist reports a major weather pattern change will trigger a major severe weather outbreak Friday into the weekendImage Credit: JustWeather
A significant severe weather outbreak is underway across several East Coast states Monday afternoon as a powerful storm system brings heavy rain and damaging winds to millions of Americans. Multiple tornado watches are in effect from the Florida panhandle up the East Coast into New Jersey,
The outbreak killed at least three people and produced hail in Illinois that is being investigated as a possible new state record.
A tornado has been confirmed in Branch County, adding to those already reported from the April 14-15 severe weather outbreak.
Temperatures will crash behind a powerful cold front on Friday. The big question is whether the front will move through fast enough to prevent storms from hitting the Twin Cities.
Minnesota will be interesting because temperatures will warm into the 60s and 70s, while dew points rise into the 50s and 60s. That’ll set the stage for more than enough energy, which is known as CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy). If storms fire, they’ll have enough juice to get a little rambunctious.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In less than two weeks, three severe weather outbreaks, a record-smashing blizzard, a Hawaii soaking and a separate windstorm have raked across the country in the typically stormy month ...