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More tornadoes could hit Oklahoma after a weekend of severe weather

Vaseline November 4, 2024

More severe weather is on the way for Oklahoma after a weekend of devastation caused by heavy rain and a series of tornadoes.

At least 11 people were injured and about 100 homes were damaged as a result of a weekend of severe weather. According to the Oklahoma City Fire Department, the aftermath of the tornadoes left damage to several structures, downed power lines, traffic signals and trees.

On Monday, that same weather system will bring more thunderstorms, damaging winds, large hail and possibly tornadoes to the southern and central U.S., according to the National Weather Service.

About 17 million people living in the area from central Texas to northern Missouri are at risk of this severe weather.

Storm debris along SE 84 after a tornado hit the Oklahoma City area on Sunday.Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman/USA Today via image

Eastern Oklahoma and surrounding areas are at increased risk of taking the brunt of the weather, according to the weather service’s Storm Prediction Center. The serious threat of tornadoes in eastern Oklahoma is is expected to increase towards the end of the morning.

The heaviest rainfall is also expected to impact eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas, as well as Missouri and Illinois in the Midwest, the weather service said.

About 7 million people have been warned of flooding in parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansa and North Texas, where more than 3 inches of rain is possible through tomorrow.

This storm system is expected to weaken and move east into the Mid-Mississippi Valley on Tuesday, ending the severe weather risk for Oklahoma and shifting into Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, the Mid-Mississippi Valley on Tuesday and the Midwest. said service.

“As the low pressure center moves rapidly northeastward over the Great Lakes Tuesday evening, the trailing cold front will weaken over time, leading to a diminishing threat of heavy rain and severe weather further east across the Mid-Mississippi Valley on Tuesday the weather service said in an update Monday morning. “Nevertheless, moderate to locally heavy rainfall with embedded thunderstorms is expected to reach the Ohio and Tennessee valleys Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning.”