It's the third time the aircraft have relocated because of severe weather in less than a month.
McConnell Air Force Base officials are relocating some of aircraft as severe weather moves into the region.The National Weather Service on Monday issued a high-risk severe weather outlook, the highest possible level of alert, for Oklahoma and Kansas as a storm system threatened tornadoes, strong winds and grapefruit-sized hail. The forecast prompted McConnell Air Force Base outside of Wichita, Kansas, to relocate some of its aircraft ahead of the storm to prevent potential damage.
The incoming storm comes only a week after several large tornadoes battered Oklahoma. Severe weather will impact Oklahoma and Kansas by Monday afternoon.It is the first high-risk severe weather outlook issued by the NWS in over a year, and the first for Oklahoma and Kansas since 2019. According to the National Weather Service, grapefruit-sized hail has a diameter of 4.5 inches. Hail the size of grapefruits can cause extensive damage and is considered rare.
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