Update: Slight Risks Shift East to Mid-Atlantic, Minnesota Today — Nebraska Follows Friday — SevereWX

Update: Slight Risks Shift East to Mid-Atlantic, Minnesota Today — Nebraska Follows Friday

We've been tracking the active severe weather pattern across the Midwest today, including those tornado warnings in Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee. Now, as the setup evolves, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued Slight Risk areas further east and north for Thursday, August 20.

Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, and Minnesota are now under Slight Risk for isolated severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. A Slight Risk indicates a lower-end severe potential where a few storms could produce damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph, quarter-sized hail, and an isolated tornado or two — nothing widespread, but enough to warrant caution.

Looking ahead to Friday, August 21, Nebraska enters the Slight Risk zone as residual energy sparks new storm development across the Plains.

Climate Prediction Center signals lean toward above-normal precipitation chances across the Mid-Atlantic into late August, which could support ongoing storm potential.

If you're in these areas, monitor your local National Weather Service office closely via radar and alerts. Have a severe weather plan ready: know your safe spot, charge devices, and stay weather-aware, especially with 'tornado warning' and 'severe thunderstorm warning' searches spiking.

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