KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI — Severe weather was forecast to make a significant return across the Great Plains and Midwest on Thursday April 23, 2026, with damaging winds, very large hail, and a few tornadoes all possible across the risk zone. The categorical outlook issued by Max Velocity Weather placed a Slight Risk covering a broad corridor from Sioux Falls through Omaha, Kansas City, and Wichita, with a surrounding Marginal Risk extending the threat zone from Minneapolis in the north down through Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Dallas, and toward Shreveport in the south.
Damaging Winds, Very Large Hail and Tornadoes Possible Thursday Across the Plains
The return of severe weather Thursday was expected to bring all three primary hazards — damaging winds, very large hail, and tornadoes — to communities across the Great Plains and Midwest. Forecasters described the upcoming Thursday event as an active and important stretch of severe weather that warranted residents across the risk zone staying weather aware throughout the day.
The Slight Risk zone represented the core area of highest concern on the Thursday outlook, covering the densely populated corridor running through South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas.
Slight Risk Zone Covers Sioux Falls Through Wichita and Kansas City
The Slight Risk shading on the Thursday categorical outlook covered a concentrated north-to-south corridor including Sioux Falls, Omaha, Des Moines, Kansas City, and Wichita as the primary communities sitting within the highest risk area. The yellow Slight Risk zone indicated organized severe weather was expected and that multiple storms capable of producing the outlined hazards were likely during the Thursday event.
Communities including Springfield Missouri, St. Louis, and areas along the Missouri-Kansas border also sat within or just outside the Slight Risk boundary, keeping a wide swath of the central United States on alert for Thursday’s developing severe weather setup.
Marginal Risk Extends From Minneapolis Through Oklahoma City Dallas and Shreveport
The broader Marginal Risk zone surrounding the Slight Risk core extended the severe weather threat significantly further in all directions. Minneapolis in the north, Springfield Illinois to the east, and the corridor running southward through Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Dallas, and toward Shreveport and Little Rock all fell within the Marginal Risk on the Thursday outlook.
Residents across the entire risk corridor from the northern Plains through the southern Mississippi Valley were urged to remain weather aware and have a reliable way to receive warnings as Thursday’s severe weather potential developed across the region. Stay with GordonRamsayClub.com for the latest weather updates and detailed forecast coverage.
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