Part of the Southern Plains, the Ohio Valley, the Central Appalachian Mountains, and the central and lower parts of the Mississippi Valley are exposed to heavy thunderstorms and flash floods on Mondays and Tuesdays. 1 week.
According to AccuWeather, heavy rains were expected on Sunday evenings in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and southern Missouri, with 1-3 inches of rain in areas already absorbing more rain than usual. ..
“Compared to what Southeast Texas experienced on Saturday, the rain may not be as heavy in this zone, but much of the Gulf Coast may not be drought and can only handle moderate amounts of rain. “AccuWeather senior meteorologist Dan Pidinovsky said.
In some Mississippi counties, tornado surveillance and warnings were issued as rain and storms traveled across the state.
Local media in Byram, Mississippi said a tornado Uprooted tree Move across the highway, I saw it from miles away.
The National Weather Service in Jackson, Mississippi, has received reports of people trapped inside a house in Terry, Mississippi. There are also reports that trees have been uprooted and mobile homes have been destroyed.
WJTV-TV Jack Willingham, director of the Yazoo County Emergency Administration, reported that at least five to six families could be evacuated after a tornado was confirmed in the area.
NWS officials are asking people in metropolitan areas to evacuate to protect themselves from scattered debris.
A second weather threat over the Rocky Mountains from late Sunday to Monday, with wet snow in the highlands of Colorado and Wyoming, and rain in the northern and central parts of the plains, according to the National Weather Service. Expected to rain.
The upper valleys explain the dramatic temperature changes in many cities along the path. Denver, which hit a record 86 degrees Celsius on Saturday and kept the May 1st high below 1 degrees Celsius, will plummet to a high of 47 degrees Celsius by Monday.
The fast-moving system then heads to the Midwest. In the Midwest, cities such as Omaha, Nebraska, and Minneapolis will see temperatures drop by up to 15 degrees below normal in early May.
“In many places, temperatures can drop below 32 degrees Celsius on Tuesday nights, especially in colder areas, where there is a risk of frost,” said AccuWeather meteorologist Alyssa Smithmyer.
Contributions: Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY; Keisha Rowe and Lici Beveridge, Mississippi Clarion-Ledger
This article was originally published in USA TODAY: Changes in weather pose a threat of flash floods, a sharp drop in temperature