A storm bringing rounds of heavy showers and gusty thunderstorms to the interior Southwest through midweek will shift eastward into the Plains later this week, increasing the risk for severe thunderstorms and flash flooding, AccuWeather meteorologists say.

As the storm moves east, it will encounter warm, moist air being drawn northward from the Gulf, fueling intense thunderstorm development.

Thunderstorms may begin to reach severe levels as early as Thursday night across eastern New Mexico, northwestern Texas and southwestern Kansas.

The severe weather threat will continue to drift eastward and increase somewhat during the day on Friday from north-central Texas to central Oklahoma and south-central Kansas. While a few tornadoes are possible, the primary threats will be damaging wind gus

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