Tornado warning: Severe storms predicted in parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri on Sunday. Details here

Tornadoes, large hail, severe storms are likely to hit parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska on Sunday. Severe storms are probable, especially tonight, across parts of the central Great plains, National Weather Service reported.


Large hail, tornadoes will occur across Kansas. Severe weather condition is likely in southward into Oklahoma, NWS Storm Prediction Center stated. Tornadoes, damaging gusts will hit central or eastern Kansas, northwest Missouri, and extreme southeast Nebraska, NWS Storm Prediction Center stated.


Elevated storms with large hail will be possible today from Northern Kansas into northwest Missouri. The more substantial severe-weather threat is expected tonight across central/eastern Kansas into northwest Missouri or southeast Nebraska, NWS Storm Prediction Center said.

A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm cloud down to the ground. It’s one of the most powerful and destructive weather phenomena on Earth.

In scientific terms, a tornado forms when warm, moist air near the ground meets cooler, dry air above it, creating instability. Strong wind shear (changes in wind speed or direction with height) can cause the air to start spinning. When that spinning air is tilted vertically and intensifies, it can develop into a tornado.

Here are the key features:

Appearance: Often looks like a funnel-shaped cloud.
Wind speeds: Can exceed 300 miles per hour (480 km/h) in extreme cases.
Size: Can range from a few meters wide to over a mile (1.6 km) across.
Duration: Usually lasts a few minutes, but some can persist much longer.
Damage: Can destroy buildings, uproot trees, and toss vehicles.

Tornadoes are most common in places like the central United States (often called “Tornado Alley”), but they can occur almost anywhere in the world under the right conditions.