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A few strong to severe thunderstorms will rumble across the High Plains in New Mexico and Texas this evening. Not to be left out, parts of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic will see some boomers as well.
A strong upper-level disturbance moving through the southern Rockies is drawing moisture and energy into the southern High Plains of Texas and New Mexico. With unseasonably warm temperatures ahead of this system and unseasonably cool temperatures behind it, the clash of air masses is leading to some powerful thunderstorms.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in place across the Texas Panhandle and much of eastern New Mexico.
The biggest threat will be wind gusts of 55 to 65 mph and hail up to the size of baseballs. A few tornadoes can’t be ruled out, either. Amarillo and Lubbock, Texas, are the metro areas most affected by these storms. In addition, cities along and east of I-25 in New Mexico could see some of these large storms.
Meanwhile, a pair of cold fronts marching through the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest will also deliver some storms. The one in the Mid-Atlantic is bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds to the Shenandoah Valley and northern Blue Ridge, and will likely march into the Baltimore and Washington metro areas this evening. Storms earlier this afternoon ripped up trees and knocked down wires across southwestern Pennsylvania.
Large storms are also possible along a front making its way into the Upper Midwest. A ribbon of real estate stretching from north-central Wisconsin to northeastern Kansas are at risk for small hail and gusty winds. This includes Omaha, Neb., Des Moines, Iowa, and Kansas City, Mo.