40 million at risk of severe storms this week, 'intense' tornadoes possible Monday

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40 million at risk of severe storms this week, 'intense' tornadoes possible Monday
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This event follows an unusually active April, and will affect many of the same states hit hard last month.

Share on linkedin Map showing severe weather risk levels on May 6. The red depicts "moderate risk," which is the second-highest level. Photo: Pivotal Weather.Storms could spawn "intense tornadoes," the National Weather Service warns, along with high winds, large, damaging hail and flooding.

The presence of strong winds aloft will help trigger severe thunderstorms, and give them the energy needed to become supercells, which are thunderstorms that contain persistent, rotating updrafts.The Storm Prediction Center, which is responsible for issuing tornado watches across the country, has taken the rare step of issuing a "moderate risk" outlook for central Oklahoma on Monday, which is a level 4 out of 5 on its danger scale.

A surface low pressure area is forecast to form over the northern High Plains on Monday, which will help intensify winds above the surface and bring warm, humid air further to the north.

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