US Weather: Tornadoes likely to hit areas from Oklahoma to Great Lakes, temperatures to soar, situation to worsen
tornadoes and extreme weather events in the US in the past few weeks, a storm season has begun to hit the country with weather variations across the length and breadth of the country. On Sunday, winds speeding up to 100 mph were noticed in Kansas even as Tennis Ball-sized hail storms were raining down in the state.
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Rains and tornadoes expected
The transition from Spring to Summer in April and May brings in heavy rains and Tornadoes in certain parts of the country. An area of low pressure is moving across the US from the southern to the central states combined with rich moisture-laden winds from the Gulf of Mexico. It has increased the risk of tornadoes across many states. It has been predicted that on Tuesday, this weather risk may extend from Oklahoma to the Great Lakes region. The Great Lakes is situated on the border between the US and its northern neighbor Canada.
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While tornadoes and hail storms plague the central states, the rise of warm air into the higher altitudes could lead to higher temperatures in the North-eastern states of the US and Canada. Cities in this region may witness a temperature increase of at least 10 degrees Celsius or more. Cities such as Detroit (US) and Ottawa (Canada) could witness daytime temperatures of 30 degrees Celsius, if not more. Detroit is the largest automobile manufacturing cluster in the US. Ottawa is the capital of Canada and is located close to the southern border with the US.
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