Locally severe, drenching storms to drift slowly across north-central US this week
While a major outbreak of severe weather is not likely, locally dangerous and damaging storms will rumble across the north-central United States this week.
The storms through Wednesday evening will carry the risk of blinding downpours, flash flooding, hail and damaging wind gusts.
Motorists and people spending time outdoors should keep an eye out for rapidly changing weather conditions. Move indoors at the first rumble of thunder. Motorists should never attempt to drive through flooded roadways.
On Wednesday, the threat of strong to locally severe thunderstorms will be centered on the middle Mississippi Valley.
Cities that may experience conditions ranging from a brief interruption in outdoor activities to property damage include St Louis and Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Indianapolis, Evansville and Fort Wayne, Indiana; and Springfield and Cairo, Illinois.
In addition to the risk of torrential downpours and flash flooding, needed rainfall may occur in portions of the northern High Plains and parts of the central Plains. Conditions in some of these locations range from abnormally dry to severe drought, according to the United States Drought Monitor.
Drenching rainfall from this storm is not likely to reach exceptional drought areas of the Southwest and southern High Plains.
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