Much of the central United States has experienced a period of calm weather in recent days as deluges drenched areas from the interior Southwest through the Gulf Coast states, including historic rainfall in Dallas.
However, AccuWeather forecasters say that unsettled weather will return to the Plains this weekend with rounds of severe weather.
As is typical in the summer months, a plethora of heat and moisture is present across much of the central U.S., and a disturbance tracking across the country will tap into the warmth and humidity to generate storms.
"With warm and humid air in place, an approaching storm system will lead to a dip in the jet stream, helping provide the final push necessary for these thunderstorms to quickly develop," AccuWeather meteorologist Adam Sadvary explained.
Storms are likely to first develop early on Saturday afternoon across portions of eastern Nebraska, northwestern Iowa and western Minnesota, pushing eastward as the day moves closer to the evening hours.
