40–50kt Low-Level Jet Targets Kansas and Oklahoma Friday as Potent Warm Sector Fuels Severe Storm Setup Across Central Plains
UNITED STATES — A strengthening severe weather setup is taking shape for Friday across the Central Plains, with forecast models highlighting a widespread 40–50 knot low-level jet, steep lapse rates, and height falls spreading across much of the warm sector — ingredients that could support organized severe thunderstorms from Kansas into Oklahoma. Forecast guidance valid…
