Storm Prediction Center warns of 'intense' Midwest tornado threat, large hail targeting the South

Evan Bentley, a Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the Storm Prediction Center, discussed Tuesday's elevated severe weather risk for the Midwest and Texas with FOX Weather Command. The SPC has placed parts of north-central Illinois and extreme southern Michigan in the risk area for intense (EF-3+) tornadoes. This is the first time this level of tornado threat has been issued since the SPC debuted its revamped severe weather forecast last week. The SPC also placed part of the Texas Plains under the highest threat for very large hail. This also marks the first forecast that has explicitly called for softball-size hail since last week's introduction of Conditional Intensity Groups, which aim to better highlight the types of severe weather people can expect.