A robust fall cold front is poised to move eastward through the Plains, Midwest and South, bringing the potential for severe thunderstorms producing a few tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail.

Here are some things you need to know Wednesday:

• Threat Area and Hazards: Extends from the Corn Belt to the Southern Plains. Tornadoes, damaging winds and hail are all possible.
• Area of ​​greatest concern: The locations shaded red below in eastern Kansas and neighboring states, including the Kansas City and Wichita metro areas.
• A strong tornado threat (EF2 or greater intensity) is possible in eastern Kansas, far northwest Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma.
• Damaging winds are likely with some thunderstorms, especially in eastern Kansas, northwestern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma.
• Timing: From mid-afternoon in parts of Nebraska and central Kansas to late evening in Missouri and Arkansas. At the eastern and southern edges of the orange area on the map below, some weakening storms may persist into the night.

• Severe weather chances decrease as the cold front moves east, but some strong storms could still develop from the Ohio Valley into the Deep South.

• These storms will usually be capable of strong gusty winds, but an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out in the lower Mississippi Valley.
• In some places, a thunderclap or two could jeopardize Trick-or-Treat plans.
• Click here for your full Halloween forecast.

Temperatures will also drop 15 to 25 degrees from the cold front, returning daytime temperatures from record highs back to late October averages.

(​MORE: Tornadoes and outbreaks can occur in the fall and winter)

Jonathan Belles has been a graphic meteorologist and writer for Weather.com for 8 years and also assists in the production of videos for The Weather Channel en español. His favorite weather is tropical weather, but he also enjoys severe weather, news stories and winter storms. He is a two-time graduate of Florida State University and a proud graduate of St. Petersburg College.