Severe storms, few tornadoes to barrel through southeastern US into Monday night
Storms that brought damaging tornadoes, wind, hail and flooding through Texas and the Mississippi Valley this weekend will roll across the southeastern United States into Monday night.
The storms will affect heavily-populated areas from southern North Carolina to northern Florida into Monday night.
Power outages are likely as strong winds could topple trees. Hail large enough to damage vehicles can fall from some of the storms. Seek shelter indoors, away from windows as storms approach.
"A few of the strongest storms will have the potential to produce a tornado into Monday evening," according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski. "A small, interior room or closet at the lowest level of your home may offer more protection than a large room on the second floor."
"While heavy rain from the storms may be enough to ease drought conditions in some areas, torrential downpours will raise the risk of urban flooding," Sosnowski said. "Motorists should never attempt to drive through flooded roadways."
“The storms can cause major airline delays at the hubs in the Southeast,” according to AccuWeather Meteorologist Kyle Elliott.
People in Charlotte and Fayetteville, North Carolina; Augusta and Savannah, Georgia; and Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina, can expect the storms during the afternoon and early evening. The threat for severe weather has ended in Atlanta; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Dothan, Alabama; and Pensacola, Florida.
People in the area should keep an eye on the sky and stay up to date on local warnings.
“On Sunday night, storms dumped over 6 inches of rain on Jackson, Mississippi, and upwards of 10 inches of rain in portions of northeastern Louisiana and western Mississippi,” said Elliott.
Since the storms are expected to move more quickly, rainfall amounts of this magnitude will not be widespread.
However, some locations hit by the hardest storms can still have flash flooding of creeks and streams and quickly submerged roadways, according to Elliott.
While the storms will finally move offshore on Monday night, another round of severe weather could threaten the area on Wednesday.
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