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Severe storms threaten millions of people from Texas to Missouri ahead of Election Day

Harry November 5, 2024

multiday severe storm The threat put millions of people in the central United States on alert again into the night hours.

Harsh storms It erupted once again on Monday and will continue from the northeast throughout the night. Texas southwest MissouriAccording to the FOX Forecast Center. hurricanesa few of these can be powerful and damaging winds Severe storms will be the main dangers.

A lot Hurricane Watches and Warnings It was issued Monday in the severe weather risk zone.

The National Weather Service reported wind gusts of 94 mph TalalaOklahoma as a storm with a tornado warning moved through the area Monday afternoon.

As of Monday evening, the National Weather Service had received at least three reports of tornadoes in parts of northeastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas.

According to the National Weather ServiceSome homes about 3 miles west were damaged. SperryOklahoma is in what it called “potential tornado damage” Monday afternoon.

Most of these storms will likely form in a line overnight, but conditions may allow supercells to form further ahead of the line. This could lead to tornadoes and damaging winds, some possibly strong, according to the FOX Forecast Center.

The severe weather threat will diminish early Tuesday as the storm system moves away from the area.

As the major weather system continues its journey eastward, it is also bringing heavy rain to the central United States once again. This will create a wide moisture corridor stretching from Texas to the United States. Michigan.

The major weather system continues to move eastward on Monday, once again bringing heavy rain to the central United States — The major weather system continues to move eastward, once again bringing heavy rain to the central United States

The Ozarks region in particular may experience even higher rainfall amounts due to land-improving effects. The storm system will gradually weaken as it moves north, but it is still expected to dump rain on areas as far away as Wisconsin and Michigan.

Considering the recent heavy rainfall in some parts of the west Arkansas and repeated heavy rainfall in southern Missouri may increase the risk of flooding in these areas.

St. Flash flooding was continuing in east-central and southeast Missouri on Monday, according to the National Weather Service office in St. Louis. A Flash Flood Warning was in effect through Monday evening for parts of Jefferson, Washington, Madison, Sainte Genevieve and Saint Francois counties.

Here's a look at the flash flood threat in the central U.S. through Tuesday. — Here’s a look at the flash flood threat in the central U.S. through Tuesday.

While rainfall totals through Monday night are expected to be lower than over the weekend, additional heavy rainfall in the same areas could worsen flood concerns.

St. in Francois County, Missouriofficials issued voluntary evacuations for Iron Mountain Lake due to the possibility of a tax failure near the town. Inside BismarckThe Bismarck, Missouri, Fire Protection District responded to multiple water rescues Monday morning, the agency said in a Facebook post.