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Days of severe storms will reach a crescendo on April 17, with increasing risks of tornadoes and destructive hail.
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00:00I want to take you now to tomorrow. So let's go ahead and skip ahead to our next risk graphic
00:08here. And we're talking about a severe weather outbreak. And you can see why when you see how
00:14large this high risk area is, level three out of four. And also look at the threats we're
00:20highlighting. Destructive hail. A lot of times we have hail highlighted there, even large hail.
00:24Well, it's not often we're calling for specifically destructive hail. So certainly not something you
00:31want to be out and about in. So let's break down all of the details. Make sure you're prepared for
00:35what to expect. Flooding, very much a concern because did you notice that we're hitting the
00:39same areas that are already under states of emergency because of flooding dangers? Yeah,
00:44that's why we have plenty of watches and warnings out. And again, some of these watches specifically
00:51into portions of Michigan, Wisconsin, we're talking about very, very dangerous situations
00:55where evacuations have already been underway and the impacts that rising river levels could have
01:00downstream. What you are most likely to see wind and hail tends to be the case, right? But you might
01:06notice we don't have anything tagged as a low risk. We are going to see plenty of flooding. We are
01:11going
01:12to see plenty of tornadoes. That's why it's an outbreak. We have the potential for hundreds of storm
01:18reports from just tomorrow alone. Now, when it comes to the tornadoes, this is the area under the
01:24biggest risk. We're into mainly Wisconsin, but portions of surrounding states as well. One thing to
01:30keep in mind, it's not out of the question to see tornadoes outside of this area. This is just where
01:36those atmospheric conditions are just right that it's most likely. I want to show you future radar,
01:41time things out for you so that you can get things done outside and out and about before the storms
01:46hit. We're skipping through Thursday because I already showed you that, but already 2.30, we're
01:50starting to see things fire. Really 1 to 3, that's your window when thunderstorms are going to start
01:54to initiate. Then let me get my mark off there. We're going to start to see things really ramp up
01:594, 5, 6 p.m. We'll start to see more widespread severe weather. By the time we get to the
02:04later
02:04evening, things shift. We're talking flash flooding. We're talking damaging wind, starting to see fewer
02:09tornado reports, but still likely they're there. It continues into the overnight and then Saturday,
02:14we have another day of severe weather ahead, mainly into the Ohio Valley.
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