A dangerous tornado outbreak and major sudden floods are expected tonight in Texas, Oklahoma

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As noted by Rick Smith, meteorologists at the Alert Coordination Office of the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, it will be a long time ago.assault of strong storms, floods and tornadoes"in parts of Oklahoma and Texas.

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NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has released the following monitoring areas:

– A tornado watch is in effect until 8 pm CDT for parts of West Texas, including Abilene, Amarillo, Childress and Lubbock.

– A second tornado watch is in effect until 22h. CDT for much of western and central Oklahoma and the extreme northwestern Texas. This includes Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Wichita Falls.

-These watches are both a "particularly dangerous situation", which means that there is a high risk of heavy tornadoes.

Monday afternoon and night will have the biggest threat of sudden tornadoes and floods. The risk of severe weather will also continue on Tuesday in parts of the Midwest and South.

Monday forecast

Serious threat

Strong, long-trajectory tornadoes are likely from northwestern Texas in western and central Oklahoma until Monday evening, potentially including the metropolitan area of ​​Oklahoma City. . That said, a much larger corridor running from west Texas and traversing Oklahoma in a northwesterly direction, to Kansas, northwestern Arkansas and northwestern Ontario. southwestern Missouri, will also carry a tornado hazard. Destructive hail and damaging winds are likely to affect much of the same region in general.

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Threat of flash flood

Sudden floods are also a major threat Monday night from northwestern Texas through Oklahoma, parts of Kansas, western Missouri, northwestern Arkansas, and southeastern Ontario. is Nebraska.

The NOAA weather forecast center for central and eastern Oklahoma, including metropolitan areas of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, and southeastern Kansas have released a "high risk of sudden flooding".

A total rainfall of 3 to 6 inches is likely to be expected in a short time in parts of this region early Tuesday morning. Locally higher totals of up to 6 inches are possible by points.

It is quite possible that tornadoes and other forms of severe weather occur in flooded areas. If this happens, move to the lowest dry floor of your home or another solid structure.

(MORE: What to do when instant flood and tornado warnings are issued at the same time)

Timing

Many supercell storms will erupt in the eastern part of Texas and Oklahoma until Monday evening. These storms will be able to produce strong tornadoes, as well as large hail and strong storm-destroying winds.

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rains will continue into northwest Oklahoma, parts of Kansas and western Missouri during the day.

Tuesday forecast

On Tuesday, a strong low pressure zone is expected to be in place in the central plains.

This will push the grave threat in front of a cold front coming from parts of Iowa, Missouri and Illinois in Arkansas, eastern Oklahoma and the United States. East of Texas.

Devastating thunderstorms, hail, tornadoes and heavy rains are possible in these areas this Tuesday.

Recapitulation in severe weather

Sunday May 19th

Damage was reported in Ville Platte, Louisiana, early Sunday morning, following a brief tornado. The trees were also felled by strong thunderstorms in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Severe thunderstorms scattered Sunday afternoon and evening produced adverse winds from the southern Great Lakes and the Ohio Valley northeast of the interior. Strong gusts of wind have knocked down trees and power lines in some areas.

Among the strongest winds, a 59-mph gust to Milwaukee on Sunday afternoon. A few gusts of more than 60 mph have been reported in parts of east central Illinois, Indiana, southwestern Lower Michigan, and central Pennsylvania.

Saturday, May 18th

A possible tornado struck near McAlester, Oklahoma, early Saturday afternoon, shooting down a large tree on a house. Significant damage to the roof has been reported.

Storms on the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex caused flash floods early Saturday. Major floods in the streets were reported between Interstate 30 and Montgomery at Fort Worth, where up to 3 inches of rain had fallen Saturday at noon.

A storm of high-speed supercells crossed San Angelo, Texas, early Saturday morning, prompting National Meteorological Service staff to put in the shelter as the rotation seemed to pass just north of the office. He then headed to the city of San Angelo, with a population estimated at 100,000 inhabitants. The storm caused an EF2 tornado.

The roofs of several homes were damaged in Dove Creek Subdivision and a building collapsed at the Boys Ranch on the southwest side of the town. Many homes were also damaged on the north side of the city, according to the local fire department.

This supercell was followed by a torrential downpour with precipitation rate exceeding 1 inch per hour, with reports of vehicles trapped by floodwater on Southwest Boulevard and near the campus of Angelo State University, according to SanAngeloLive.com.

Another tornado struck Abilene, Texas, early Saturday morning, damaging houses on the south side of the city and projecting roofs north of the city center. This tornado was rated EF2 by the National Meteorological Service.

A big tornado slammed a few hours later on Saturday morning in Runnels County, northeast of San Angelo, and went to Ballinger Town, damaging houses, high school, a water castle and a baseball stadium, according to the forces of the city. local order. Torrential rains then caused a flood of houses in the city.

The tornado apparently continued in Coleman County, where a church roof was damaged in Silver Valley, about 35 km south-southeast of Abilene, Texas.

A The tornado EF2 touches the ground in Comanche County, Oklahoma, near Geronimo. Two houses were destroyed and one person was injured, according to a county emergency officer.

Floods were also a serious problem in parts of Oklahoma.

At least one vehicle stalled in a high tide in Oklahoma City, with water up to the vehicle windows. Spencer, just east of the city, reported 2.30 inches of rain early in the afternoon. At least two vehicles were flooded in Lawton, Oklahoma, requiring water relief.

Friday May 17th

There were 38 reports of tornadoes on Friday, although the exact number of actual tornadoes remains unknown to this day.

A tornado fell near the border between Nebraska and Kansas, then headed north-east to near McCook, Nebraska, under the effect EF2 force with winds up to 120 km / h early Friday night. At least one house, several grain silos and several outbuildings were damaged to the northwest of the city. The supercell then produced a pair of EF1 tornadoes near Farnam and near Cozad, Nebraska, on Interstate 80, causing damage near the city's cemetery.

Another tornado damaged two homes near the towns of Bloom and Windhorst, Kansas, south and east of Dodge City. A mobile home was also knocked down near Windhorst.

Hi up to 3 inches in diameter in the skin of Sedgwick, Colorado. Stormstorms blew a window and damaged a garage door in Schleicher County, Texas, and spilled a camping trailer, injuring a camper in Scioto County, Ohio.

Floods have also been a problem in some areas. Flooded roads up to 2 feet of water in Brookings, South Dakota, on Friday night.