Showers and achance of severe thunderstormswith damaging winds, large hail and a few tornadoes are a risk across across several regions of the United States through the end of May, forecasters said. The storm systems will set their sights on the Southern Plains states on May 29, with a special risk of hail 2 inches or more in diameter. Meanwhile, showers and severe thunderstorms are also expected across parts of the Southeast, and states in the Central Plains, middle Mississippi Valley and the Ohio and Tennessee valleys, the National Weather Service said. Gulf Coast cities including Houston and New Orleans will be in the crosshairs again after storms earlier in the week, AccuWeatherreported. Later in the week, the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic region will see their rounds of rain and thunderstorms, with the potential for frequent lightning, severe wind gusts, hail and even a few tornadoes. On the opposite coast, a storm front is bringing showers to the Pacific Northwest and thunderstorms to the northern and central Rocky Mountains. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Thunderstorms, showers cover large swath of US through end of May
