article_snippet.sent: More storms were possible elsewhere in the central U.S. Spring warming and changes in where the jet stream carves a path in the upper atmosphere were combining to increase the chances of severe weather across the Plains on Wednesday and Thursday, the Storm Prediction Center said.
article_snippet.sent: Particularly strong storms were possible in Kansas and Oklahoma on Wednesday and across Illinois on Thursday, with large hail, high wind gusts and a few tornadoes possible.
article_snippet.sent: Other severe storms could form from Michigan to Texas both days.
article_snippet.sent: The various contributors to severe weather — instability, heat, frontal passages — won't time out perfectly Wednesday but still will cause problems, said Greg Carbin, the warning coordination meteorologist at the Norman, Oklahoma-based center. '