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A historic storm is bringing hurricane-force winds and coastal flooding not seen in decades to parts of western Alaska on Friday and Saturday, forecasters say.

A historic storm is bringing hurricane-force winds and coastal flooding not seen in decades to parts of western Alaska on Friday and Saturday, forecasters say.

Overnight Thursday through Friday evening may offer some more "interesting" weather.

Them. not welcomed news. as jon mentioned across the great lakes, ohio river valley, thats where we could see the severe storm setup. thats a look at where we could see todays severe threat again, that frontal system draped across the great lakes, back to the central plains and where you see the yellow, thats where we could see large hail, damaging winds, heavy downpours and isolated tornadoes. were watching that across the southern plains, including oklahoma unfortunately again today, guys. jan...

>> shepard: jonathan serrie live on scene. as last weeks storms remind us, twisters can form just about anywhere, including states far from tornado alley. all you need is some warm, moist air mixing with the cooler drier air, and there you go. shay ryan in the extreme weather center with some explanations, hey, shae? >> yeah. as we take a look at the severe storm setup we have four elements that we look for forecasting severe weather. instability, a source of lift which in this case would be you...