The Plains Winter Slumber May Be Ending

It's time for the Plains to (maybe) wake up a little bit.

Last night was a near-Plains severe weather experience, with most of the storm reports falling just to the south and east of what we’d consider the Plains at least — maybe I’d give them Plains adjacent ratings.

But now, we’re heading into a week where it looks like we’ll finally see the transition from the dry early Spring into something more active on the Plains. Let’s take a look at it all.

The Broad Picture

To start the week off, we have a western ridge and an eastern trough, known as the least favorable pattern possible for severe weather on the Plains.