Dangerous severe weather outbreak begins to fire up in the Plains with strong tornado, huge hail threat

Name: Dangerous severe weather outbreak begins to fire up in the Plains with strong tornado, huge hail threat
Uploaded: 2026-05-17T20:12:00Z
Duration: 6 min 4 s
Description: Dangerous severe storms are beginning to fire up across the Plains and Upper Midwest, packing damaging thunderstorms, powerful wind gusts, and large hail. The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings for several counties. Warning Coordination Meteorologist for NWS Hastings, Nebraska, Michael Moritz, joins FOX Weather to discuss what residents should expect into tonight.

FWX · May 17, 2026 · 6m 4s

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Dangerous severe storms are beginning to fire up across the Plains and Upper Midwest, packing damaging thunderstorms, powerful wind gusts, and large hail. The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings for several counties. Warning Coordination Meteorologist for NWS Hastings, Nebraska, Michael Moritz, joins FOX Weather to discuss what residents should expect into tonight.