About this recording
Published 2026-04-17. Friday, April 17, 2026 has a dangerous severe weather setup from the Upper Midwest into the central Great Plains. Early storms may become discrete supercells capable of large hail and a few strong tornadoes, especially from western Iowa into western Wisconsin and from Kansas into Missouri and northern Oklahoma. This archived recording reflects reporting at publication; conditions may have changed.
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