00:03last year's tornado season was exceptionally active. This spring may
00:07look different, not necessarily fewer storms, but a shift in where and how the
00:12biggest threats develop. Our long range forecasting team is analyzing a
00:15pattern where as La Nina continues to fade, we're gonna see a shift of severe
00:20weather back into the plains by the time we get to around May. By late spring,
00:24that includes some of the hardest hit corridors in tornado alley. Tornado is
00:28just crossed the road. There are numerous flipped vehicles. By the time we get to
00:31late season, that's when I think the greatest tornado risk is gonna be, and
00:34it's gonna shift towards the plains, including Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas, as
00:39well as Texas. But after limited snow in the Colorado Mountains, plus a nearly
00:43snowless February in Denver, the dry soils of the high plains could change the
00:47character of storms. Damaging winds and flash flooding could rival tornado
00:52impacts this season. We're gonna be seeing damaging wind reports being more
00:57common than tornado reports, as well as seeing flash flooding setups that we're
01:01concerned about this season. High base storms over dry ground can produce
01:05intense wind gust, blowing dust, and sudden runoff when heavy rain falls. So
01:09while the number of tornadoes may not match recent years, it only takes one storm to
01:13define a season. For AccuWeather, I'm meteorologist Tony Laubach.
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