After destructive weekend storms, severe weather to ramp up again on Monday
After destructive weekend storms, severe weather to ramp up again on Monday
AccuWeather forecasters say a strong storm system will fuel severe weather across the Midwest through Monday evening.
After powerful storms spawned at least severe tornadoes and caused substantial damage in Texas and Oklahoma on Sunday, AccuWeather forecasters caution that more is on the way into Monday night. With a strong storm system moving through, severe storms are set to fire up in the Midwest, and more tornadoes are likely to be spawned.
The storm of interest began its cross-country journey on the West Coast, where it plunged southward across the area and brought blizzard conditions to the mountains of Southern California on Thursday, and Friday, widespread power outages and swaths of drenching rainfall. On Saturday, portions of Los Angeles and San Diego were still bearing the brunt of the storms' rampage with continued rounds of torrential rain. At 3 p.m. PST on Saturday, over 35,000 customers across Southern California from San Luis Obispo County to San Diego County were without power, according to PowerOutage.us, with the statewide outages over 100,000.
As this storm gradually pushed across New Mexico on Sunday, strong winds began to pick up on the back side. Dust storm warnings were issued in portions of New Mexico as the strong winds picked up dust.
Storms through Sunday night wrecked havoc across the Plains, with more than 9 confirmed tornado reports and dozens of wind reports causing damage to the area.
The National Weather Service reported a confirmed tornado to the northwest of Kalvesta, Kansas, located to the east of Garden City, Kansas, at 5:22 p.m. CST. Another confirmed tornado was reported east of Vinson, Oklahoma, located in the southeastern part of the state.
A 114-mph thunderstorm wind gust was reported in Memphis, Texas, at 6:37 p.m. CST on Sunday. Wind driven hail also knocked out windows in the town, according to the National Weather Service.
The weather is not expected to let up in the coming days, with at least two more opportunities for severe weather on the docket.
The same storm that produced the damaging conditions over the weekend will continue to bring the risk of severe thunderstorms into Monday evening across the Ohio Valley.
The severe threat is expected to continue into the evening hours and threaten cities like Indianapolis, Louisville, Kentucky and Columbus, Ohio, in this zone.
In addition to the severe weather threat, this storm will bring yet another round of wintry weather to the Great Lakes and Northeast, with ice and snow expected to impact the region into Tuesday.
Behind this destructive storm, yet another powerful storm is expected to spread across the central and eastern U.S. In addition to bringing more wintry weather, another round of severe is also in the offing.
The potency of the storm is expected to bring a clash of both fresh, cold air and warm moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, increasing the likelihood of severe thunderstorms on Thursday. The risk for severe weather may also extend eastward into the southeast Atlantic Coast through the end of the week.
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