Severe thunderstorms and flooding rain will continue to target parts of the Plains, Midwest and South early this week as a frontal system slowly moves eastward.
Happening Now
Clusters of thunderstorms are ongoing in parts of the southern Plains, Ozarks, lower Mississippi Valley, lower Ohio Valley and the Southeast. Damaging thunderstorm winds and flooding rainfall are the main threats from these storms.
NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has issued the following severe weather watches:
-A severe thunderstorm watch valid until 1 a.m. EDT for southern Indiana.
-A severe thunderstorm watch valid until 1 a.m. EDT for central Kentucky. This watch area includes Louisville.
-A severe thunderstorm watch valid until 8 p.m. CDT for Arkansas, southern Illinois, western Kentucky, northwestern Mississippi, southeastern Missouri, southeastern Oklahoma, western Tennessee and northeastern Texas. This watch area includes Little Rock, Arkansas, and Paducah, Kentucky.
-A severe thunderstorm watch valid until 10 p.m. CDT for southern Oklahoma and northwestern and north-central Texas. This watch area includes McAlester, Oklahoma, and Dallas-Fort Worth.
-A severe thunderstorm watch valid until 12 a.m. CDT for Middle Tennessee. This watch area includes Nashville.
Up to 6 inches of rain fell Sunday in parts of Cherokee, Newton, McDonald and Jasper counties in southwestern Missouri, where serious flash flooding was observed. There were multiple reports of water rescues and washed-out roads, and some buildings were badly damaged or destroyed, according to the National Weather Service.
Flooding was also blamed in the death of at least one person. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a 64-year-old woman from Poteau, Oklahoma, died after her vehicle was swept into Sugar Loaf Creek early Sunday morning, according to the Associated Press
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Severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts over 60 mph in parts of the Louisville, Kentucky, metro area late Sunday afternoon and early Sunday evening. A gust to 64 mph was measured at Louisville International Airport. Power was knocked out for thousands of residents in the Louisville area.
Destructive thunderstorm winds roared through Derby, Kansas, early Sunday morning, downing trees and power poles. The National Weather Service surveyed the damage in the area and found evidence of 70- to 95-mph estimated winds.
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Severe Weather and Flooding Forecast
Into Sunday Night
Severe thunderstorms are possible Sunday evening from the southern Plains into the lower Mississippi Valley, lower Ohio Valley and parts of the Southeast. Portions of North Texas, southern Oklahoma, western and central Arkansas and far northwestern Louisiana have the greatest chance of severe weather.
Damaging wind gusts and very large hail are the main threats with these storms, but a couple of tornadoes can’t be ruled out if supercells are able to form.
(Shaded on the map above is the likelihood of severe thunderstorms, according to NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center. Note that not all categories apply for the severe weather risk on a particular day.)
These clusters of storms will also be capable of producing heavy rainfall, which will lead to areas of flash flooding, especially where any clusters stall over the same area for a period of a few hours.
Flash flood watches have been posted by the National Weather Service from portions of Oklahoma and far northern Texas into Arkansas, northern Louisiana and west-central Mississippi.
(From the National Weather Service.)
The downpours may also lead to flooding of smaller tributaries in areas of heaviest rain, and may eventually lead to some rises or at least slow the long-term fall on larger mainstem rivers.
As always, if you are driving and come across a flooded roadway, do not attempt to drive through it. Turn around and find an alternative route to avoid the floodwaters.
Monday
The front will spawn more thunderstorms on Monday from Texas into the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic and parts of the South.
Damaging wind gusts are the main threat from any storms that turn severe. Localized flash flooding will also continue to be a threat.
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We got 3 inches today . Over 10 inches for the year. Having hard time getting hay in crop planted . Food prices are all ready going up everyone needs to watch and buy extra food for storage