Midwest, Plains: Severe Threat Returns Late Week - Videos from The Weather Channel

Midwest, Plains: Severe Threat Returns Late Week - Videos from The Weather Channel

After a brief reprieve, severe weather is kicking back into gear across the Midwest and Plains late this week. The next system will usher in the threat of damaging winds, hail and isolated tornadoes for places like Des Moines, Chicago, St. Louis and Oklahoma City. And if a soggy and stormy end to the week wasn’t enough, temperatures will drop behind the front by 20 degrees in many spots. Time it out here. - Videos from The Weather Channel

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