A massive storm will sweep across the U.S. in 24 hours, bringing damaging winds, hail, and tornado threats to parts of Iowa.

Strong winds and dry weather together could bring extreme fire danger to a wide swath of Kansas on Friday. The National Weather Service in Wichita issued a fire weather watch effective for much of the day Friday. The watch covers central, south central and southeast Kansas.

Another big spring storm system will cause strong winds, heavy snow, potential blizzard conditions, freezing rain, and severe storms across the US this week.

A possible bomb cyclone storm system is set to spread severe weather across the Midwest. How will it impact northeast Kansas? According to 27 News Meteorologist Ely Millard, a storm system is expected to come off of the Rocky Mountains and rapidly intensify over the next 24 hours.

A red flag warning is in effect across Kansas as a strong storm system brings high winds and low humidity, elevating wildfire risks. K-State meteorologist Chip Redmond warns of fast-spreading fires, and Gov.

Vannessa Pearce, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Wichita, said the catastrophic rating typically happens in the area once or twice a year, usually in the spring. The elevated fire danger will also stretch south into central Texas and into western Missouri.