The National Weather Service collects weather reports from their partners and the general public. These reports are then relayed to the world in the form of a text product named Local Storm Reports (LSR)s. The IEM processes and archives these reports to then make them available for download. The featured map displays the number of LSRs by NWS Forecast Office so far this year. Only reports of hail, tornadoes, and severe thunderstorm wind gusts and damage are shown. Significant amounts of severe weather are anticipated today and tomorrow, so areas in the central US that haven't seen much activity yet this year are expected to with this event.

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