Travel & RV Weather Forecast Thursday 12 May

Significant severe thunderstorm outbreak today likely across the Upper Midwest with all hazards possible.
Strong winds again today across southern and central Wyoming, eastern Colorado and the south-central High Plains.

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For detailed weather information or routing recommendations, please submit an RV Weather SureRoute^TM Request. Your local forecasts are always available here. Below are some highlights of significant weather, grouped by time zone:

Pacific:

— Northern and south-central WA Cascades. Winter Weather Advisories above 4000 feet through late this evening. Snow accumulations 6-10 inches.

— Southern CA Santa Barbara coast and Santa Ynez Mountains: Wind Advisory this afternoon and tonight along the immediate coast. Wind gusts to 45 mph. US-101 impacted.

Mountain:

— Northwest MT Rocky Mountain Front and north-central MT: High Wind Warnings and Watches Friday afternoon and evening. Gusts to 60 mph. I-15 impacted.

— Southeast ID: Wind Advisory this afternoon and evening. Gusts to 45 mph. I-15 impacted

— South-central, southeast and central WY: High Wind Warnings through this evening. Gusts 60-65 mph. I-25, I-80 impacted.

— South-central CO portions of Front Range along I-25 Corridor between Colorado Springs and Trinidad: High Wind Warnings through this morning. Gusts to 60 mph. I-25 impacted.

— Eastern CO, eastern NM: Expect winds gusting 40-45 mph late this morning through evening. Advisories possible. I-25, I-40, I-70 impacted.

Central:

— Eastern ND; northern MN: Flash Flood watches through this evening for as much as 2-4 inches of additional rain. I-29, I-35, I-94 potentially impacted.

— Southwest NE; western KS; western OK and TX Panhandles: Wind gusts 40-45 mph late this morning through this evening. Advisories possible. I-27, I-40, I-70 impacted.

— Eastern ND; eastern SD; central and eastern NE; northern and central KS; MN; northwest WI; central and western IA; northwest MO: Well-organized severe storms are expected to evolve over this large region today. Very large hail and severe wind gusts are expected, along with potential for a at least a few tornadoes. I-29, I-35, I-70, I-80, I-90, I-94 potentially impacted.

— Eastern WI; western IL; southeast IA; most of MO; southeast KS; northwest OK; northeast AR: Some isolated storms on Friday will be capable of damaging winds and hail throughout this region. I-39, I-43, I-44, I-55, I-70, I-72, I-74, I-80, I-90, I-94 potentially impacted.

Eastern:

— Coastal NC: Wind gusts 30-35 mph through early afternoon.