A Violent Storm Threat Just Escalated Across America In a Way No One Expected

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The significant tornado parameter over southern Wisconsin has reached ten today, a value meteorologists reserve for the worst spring tornado outbreaks on record — and it is the middle of June. An Enhanced Risk of severe weather covers Chicago, Milwaukee, and Des Moines for the second straight day, as a locked atmospheric pattern stalls over the country and reloads round after round of destructive winds and strong tornadoes. Today is the higher-ceiling day, with damaging gusts forecast to ninety miles per hour and an open question over whether it becomes a derecho or a tornado outbreak. We break down the timeline, the corridor most at risk, and what to watch for as the pattern holds into the weekend.

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