After a brief reprieve, a severe weather pattern is expected to return later this month across the Plains over the historical “Tornado Alley,” which stretches from Nebraska south through Kansas, Oklahoma and parts of North Texas.

Ahead of this pattern flip, severe storms are forecast to reignite over nearly 40 million people across parts of the Southern Plains Friday through Mother’s Day .

Thunderstorms packing large hail and damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph are expected to fire late Friday afternoon and through the evening hours.

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Level 2 out of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms that covers part of southern Kansas , much of central and eastern Oklahoma, as well as parts of North Texas.

This includes Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Tulsa and Wichita Falls, Texas .…