Dallas, TX – Severe thunderstorms are expected to impact a large portion of the southern United States Tuesday, bringing threats of flash flooding, large hail, and damaging winds from Texas to the Southeast.
According to the NOAA National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center, multiple rounds of storms are likely throughout the day across Texas, Oklahoma, the lower Mississippi Valley, and into parts of the Southeast, including Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. The greatest impacts are expected from late morning through the evening hours.
Forecasters warn that some storms could become severe, producing large to potentially giant hail, especially across parts of the southern Plains. Widespread damaging wind gusts are also likely across the lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast, with isolated tornadoes possible in stronger storm cells.
In addition to severe weather, the Weather Prediction Center has issued a “slight risk” for excessive rainfall across a broad region stretching from northeast Texas through much of the Southeast. Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches are possible in some areas, with locally higher amounts increasing the risk of flash flooding, particularly in low-lying or flood-prone locations.
Officials urge residents to stay weather aware throughout the day, monitor local alerts, and have multiple ways to receive warnings. Drivers are reminded not to attempt to cross flooded roadways.
The storm threat is expected to peak by mid-afternoon into the evening before gradually diminishing overnight.
