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Severe Weather & Heavy Rain:

Today's severe weather threat is relatively limited, with only scattered gusty thunderstorms expected across portions of the country. While a few storms may produce locally strong winds and brief heavy rainfall, widespread severe weather is not anticipated.

The more significant threat begins tomorrow afternoon across the High Plains, especially from Nebraska through Kansas and into Oklahoma. As the atmosphere becomes increasingly unstable, severe thunderstorms are expected to develop and intensify through the afternoon and evening hours.

The strongest storms may become supercells capable of producing large hail, damaging wind gusts, and a few tornadoes. Areas across central and eastern Kansas into southern Nebraska may see some of the most intense storms as they organize along an advancing weather system.

By Sunday, the severe weather threat will shift eastward into the Mississippi Valley and the Ohio Valley. As storms evolve into larger clusters and lines, damaging straight-line winds and hail are expected to become the primary hazards. While an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out, the overall tornado threat appears lower on Sunday than during the initial development phase on Saturday.

Overall, an active severe weather pattern is expected this weekend, with the greatest concerns being large hail and tornadoes on Saturday across the Plains, followed by a broader damaging wind threat spreading eastward on Sunday.