Life-threatening and destructive urban flash flooding and river flooding are likely, with some cities expected to get double their average April rainfall in just a matter of days, including Little Rock and Louisville. Any communities near any rivers or streams will be particularly vulnerable to flooding.
On the heels of our severe weather late Sunday night, FOX 17 News continues a Code Red Weather Alert for potentially strong to severe thunderstorms Wednesday.
Yet again, another round of severe weather is set to threaten the central U.S. with damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes starting late Tuesday and continuing through Thursday.
Forecasters are warning of potentially deadly flash flooding and strong tornadoes as more rounds of thunderstorms are poised to strike parts of the Midwest and South.
Four tornadoes touched down during the overnight storms Sunday into Monday, according to a new preliminary report from the National Weather Service.
Chainsaw roars have been a consistent noise as workers and residents are removing trees and debris from their neighborhoods after multiple low-level tornadoes dropped down in their area overnight Sunday into Monday.
Millions of people are under tornado watches across the central United States on Sunday, as a volatile weather system has triggered power outages and huge hail. Nearly 175 million people from Illinois to eastern Texas and beyond could be affected,
To say the least, this is getting ridiculous. We’re not getting much of a break between the last round of severe storms and the next potential event.”
A spring storm system will move east over the next three days, bringing a variety of dangerous and life-threatening weather from the Heartland to the East Coast.
Severe storms are possible Sunday night into early Monday in Middle Tennessee, with timing pushed back Saturday slightly as forecasters expect an overnight event. The highest threat for strong and severe storms for Middle Tennessee is 10 p.m. Sunday through 7 a.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service latest forecast Saturday morning.