Severe Weather Alert: Storms Expected Through Monday And Tuesday

Residents in the Midwest and Great Plains face another day of severe weather threats as forecasters warn of possible tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail through Monday and Tuesday, May 18–19, 2026. The National Weather Service has designated a level 3 out of 5 “enhanced risk” zone stretching from east-central Nebraska to southwest Minnesota, including cities such as Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Grand Island, Nebraska. The severe weather follows a weekend of destructive storms that already produced tornadoes in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska, along with baseball-sized hail in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska. Thunderstorms near Concordia, Kansas, on Saturday generated wind gusts estimated at 90 mph, knocking down trees and power lines. Hill City Airport in northwest Kansas recorded gusts up to 82 mph, while flash flood emergencies were declared in central Grundy County, Missouri, after six to eight inches of rain fell in hours. Meteorologists anticipate the active weather pattern to persist into the workweek, with the greatest risks concentrated in the central Plains and Midwest. Residents in affected areas are advised to monitor local weather alerts and prepare for potential power outages, structural damage, and flooding.