Weather forecast calls for even more storms in central US
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Weather forecast calls for even more storms in central US
Storm system will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms to Mississippi Valley states. There’s also an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms across the Deep South and the Tennessee Valley. On May 21, the risk will shift into the Ohio Valley and East Coast. Storms could “exacerbate the damage that has occurred in some areas and delay cleanup efforts in others,” AccuWeather says. More than two dozen people died when storms and tornadoes hit across Missouri, Kentucky and Virginia on May 16, Accu weather says. The damage is estimated at between $9 billion and $11 billion.
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Powerful storm roars into central US, threatens ‘generational’ rainfall
More than 46 million people from north Texas to the southern Great Lakes are at risk of tornadoes, hurricane-force winds, heavy rain, and large hail. Parts of the mid-South, including areas of Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, could see upwards of 15 inches of rain by Sunday. An EF-1 tornado that hit Vernon County, Missouri, around 12:30 p.m. caused widespread damage, knocking over “multiple semi trucks” on Interstate 49 and eight train cars. More than 480,000 power outages were reported across the U.S. just before 2 a.m., including more than 5% of the state’s utility customers (178,486) In Arkansas, the National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency, the highest warning possible, as a “large and destructive tornado” hit Lake City, Arkansas, and surrounding areas in the northeastern part of theState. In Kentucky, the governor declared a state of emergency, citing “some of the most serious weather threats I’ve seen”
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Extreme weather across central U.S. expected Wednesday, gets most severe ‘high-risk’ designation
Floods, tornadoes and baseball-sized hail could hit parts of the Midwest and South. Storm system will bring “significant, life-threatening flash flooding” starting Wednesday. Tornadoes, high winds with gusts of up to 50 mph (80 kph) are also expected. More than 90 million people are at some risk of severe weather in a huge part of the U.S., forecasters say.”We’re potentially looking at about two months of rain in just a handful of days,” a weather service meteorologist says. “Historic rainfall totals and impacts are possible,” the National Weather Service says in one of its flood warnings. “This is an event that happens once in a generation to once ina lifetime,” the weather service adds. “It’s a very dangerous time of year for the Midwest” in terms of tornadoes, forecasters warn. “We’re going to see a lot of rain” in the next few days, a forecaster says.
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Potentially catastrophic storms and tornado threats begin in central U.S.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee declares a state of emergency and asks for federal assistance. The National Weather Service warns of “generational flooding” The potential exists for numerous tornadoes, some of which are likely to be strong and long-track. Up to three Aprils’ worth of rain may fall in a matter of days, the Weather Prediction Center says.. The storm will tap into a tropical moisture plume streaming up into the Mississippi Valley, where a corridor of intense rain and severe thunderstorms will develop Wednesday afternoon, lasting through the night. It is expected to affect more than 40 million people across the country, including urban centers such as Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville and Louisville, including the Memphis metro area home to more than 7 million people. It’s expected to be a multiday flooding scenario, meaning that some communities could be affected by multiple rounds of flooding in the days ahead ahead of the storm. It could be a rare, high-impact, and potentially devastating event, the weather service says.
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- Original: Weather forecast calls for even more storms in central US
- Powerful storm roars into central US, threatens ‘generational’ rainfall
- Extreme weather across central U.S. expected Wednesday, gets most severe ‘high-risk’ designation
- Potentially catastrophic storms and tornado threats begin in central U.S.
Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2025/05/20/severe-storms-forecast-tornadoes-thunderstorms/83741630007/