A tornado threat was issued Wednesday for Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota as a severe storm system heads toward the Midwest placing 29 states on alert.
The forecast is unprecedented for Minnesota that was never hit by a tornado in December before and is now preparing for heavy snow and strong winds that may trigger avalanches.
Same weather conditions are expected for Kentucky that is still reeling from last week’s twisters, Tennessee and Arkansas.
The states of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin could see severe storms by the late afternoon hours of Wednesday. There, wind gusts of 80 to 100 miles per hour are in the forecast.
“Widespread severe wind gusts of 60-75 mph along with at least a few tornadoes are likely from late afternoon through this evening,” the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration added.
Texas and New York could be hit with embedded gusts of 40 to 70 mph ahead of the storm system.
