The agency has classified the threat level of these storms as a 4 out of 5 risk.
These storms are likely to rapidly intensify in scale and become severe, producing strong and damaging wind gusts, large hail and powerful tornadoes.
This comes on the heels of powerful storms and tornadoes that swept through the South and Midwest overnight last Friday.
In hard-hit Kentucky, the National Weather Service estimates a tornado with winds reaching approximately 150 miles per hour winds destroyed several buildings.
Western Kentucky and Tennessee as well as northern Mississippi and Alabama, face the greatest threats for severe thunderstorms with heavy rainfall, the National Weather Service said.
As recovery efforts continue after a deadly bout of severe weather killed at least 27 people in multiple states over the weekend, another round of dangerous weather is predicted to hit parts of the Midwest Monday and areas in the Southeast Tuesday.
A developing central U.S. S. . Today, a storm system is predicted to bring more severe weather and flash flooding, with a focus on eastern Oklahoma and the Ozarks, according to the National Weather Service. “From a wider angle, it is predicted that a large region of moderate to locally heavy rainfall will stretch from the northern Plains to North Texas.”.
Numerous severe thunderstorms are predicted for Monday, putting millions of people in central and eastern Oklahoma and far northwest Arkansas at risk, the National Weather Service said. These storms are rated a 4 out of 5 risk by the agency.
It’s likely that these storms will quickly grow in size and become severe, bringing with them large hail, destructive wind gusts, and strong tornadoes. By Monday afternoon, the Storm Prediction Center predicts that Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and other parts of Oklahoma and Kansas will be at the highest risk.
This follows strong storms and tornadoes that passed through the Midwest and South overnight last Friday. The National Weather Service estimates that a tornado with maximum speed of 150 miles per hour destroyed multiple buildings in the severely affected state of Kentucky. At least 19 people have lost their lives, and the number has increased by one since a woman’s death was confirmed, according to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared. According to Beshear, ten people are still in hospitals as a result of storm-related injuries.
While preparing for the potential of another storm, locals are currently clearing debris from homes and buildings that have collapsed and attempting to repair damage where it can be done.
It is anticipated that the severe weather will move further east into the Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee valleys, as well as into Kentucky by Tuesday, after leaving Oklahoma and Kansas overnight on Monday.
According to the National Weather Service, the areas most at risk for severe thunderstorms with heavy rainfall are western Kentucky and Tennessee, as well as northern Mississippi and Alabama.
