A powerful spring storm, currently approaching the central High Plains, will drift across the western Corn Belt by week’s end.  Additional rainfall across the northern half of the Plains should total 1 to 3 inches, with some of the precipitation accompanied by large hail and high winds.  Farther south, a secondary low-pressure system—forming along the initial storm’s trailing cold front—will intensify on Friday across Texas.  Impacts from the secondary system may include torrential rain, flash flooding, and severe thunderstorms. 

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