Severe weather threatens millions of Americans across Southeast, Plains over Father's Day weekend
Father's Day weekend will see the threat of additional storms across the South as disturbances slide eastward along the jet stream.
Severe weather threat expected over Father's Day weekend
FOX Weather meteorologist Ian Oliver is tracking the threat for multiple rounds of storms from the Plains into the South over the weekend.
A widespread severe weather threat that has brought deadly tornadoes, blustery winds to the Southeast and flash flooding to Florida's Panhandle is revving up for another round Saturday in many of the same areas still cleaning up from earlier rounds of storms.
There are two areas of concern in the Plains and Southeast. In the Southeast, NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has issued a level 2 out of 5 risk of severe weather stretching from Louisiana through much of Mississippi and into southern Alabama and Florida.
Additionally, the SPC has issued a level 3 out of 5 risk for much of Oklahoma as disturbances slide eastward along the jet stream.
![Perryton, Texas, is picking up the pieces after a tornado devastated their city on Thursday, June 15, 2023.]()
Image 1 of 14Perryton, Texas, is picking up the pieces after a tornado devastated their city on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Perryton Fire EMS)
![Perryton, Texas, is picking up the pieces after a tornado devastated their city on Thursday, June 15, 2023.]()
Image 2 of 14Perryton, Texas, is picking up the pieces after a tornado devastated their city on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Perryton Fire EMS)
![Perryton, Texas, is picking up the pieces after a tornado devastated their city on Thursday, June 15, 2023.]()
Image 3 of 14Perryton, Texas, is picking up the pieces after a tornado devastated their city on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Perryton Fire EMS)
![Perryton, Texas, is picking up the pieces after a tornado devastated their city on Thursday, June 15, 2023.]()
Image 4 of 14Perryton, Texas, is picking up the pieces after a tornado devastated their city on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Perryton Fire EMS)
![Perryton, Texas, is picking up the pieces after a tornado devastated their city on Thursday, June 15, 2023.]()
Image 5 of 14Perryton, Texas, is picking up the pieces after a tornado devastated their city on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Perryton Fire EMS)
![Perryton, Texas, is picking up the pieces after a tornado devastated their city on Thursday, June 15, 2023.]()
Image 6 of 14Perryton, Texas, is picking up the pieces after a tornado devastated their city on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Perryton Fire EMS)
![Perryton, Texas, is picking up the pieces after a tornado devastated their city on Thursday, June 15, 2023.]()
Image 7 of 14Perryton, Texas, is picking up the pieces after a tornado devastated their city on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Perryton Fire EMS)
![Storm damage in Perryton, Texas. June 15, 2023.]()
Image 8 of 14Storm damage in Perryton, Texas. June 15, 2023. (Sabrina Devers / Facebook)
![Storm damage in Perryton, Texas. June 15, 2023.]()
Image 9 of 14Storm damage in Perryton, Texas. June 15, 2023. (Sabrina Devers / Facebook)
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Image 10 of 14Drone video shows scope of damage in Perryton, Texas. (Brian Emfinger/LSM)
![Confirmed and observed tornado in Perryton, Texas. June 15, 2023.]()
Image 11 of 14Confirmed and observed tornado in Perryton, Texas. June 15, 2023. (Nick Smego / LSM)
![Damage in Texas. June 15, 2023.]()
Image 12 of 14Damage in Texas. June 15, 2023. (Brian Emfinger / LSM)
![Damage in Texas. June 15, 2023.]()
Image 13 of 14Damage in Texas. June 15, 2023. (Brian Emfinger / LSM)
![Damage in Texas. June 15, 2023.]()
Image 14 of 14Damage in Texas. June 15, 2023. (Brian Emfinger / LSM)
Severe weather threat continues this weekend
Late Saturday and into Saturday night, severe storms are expected across southern Kansas into Oklahoma, northern Texas and western Arkansas, and once again, the threat spreads across the South. Risks include the potential for supercells capable of producing large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes.
The threat is enhanced or considered to be very likely for much of the Sooner State.
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A more organized severe weather threat is possible Sunday and Sunday night across parts of the Ozark Plateau and mid-South into the Tennessee Valley, including Memphis, Tennessee; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Jackson, Mississippi.
Large hail and damaging wind gusts will likely be the primary threats, but an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.
