Flash Flood and Severe Thunderstorm Warnings Issued Ahead of Large Hail, Damaging Winds

After a relatively quiet start to the week, a slow-moving frontal boundary draped across the Ohio Valley is setting the stage for a significant severe weather outbreak stretching from Texas to the Great Lakes.

Ongoing showers and thunderstorms across the Ohio Valley Wednesday are expected to push eastward through the day. But the story isn't over once those storms clear. By mid to late afternoon, a new round of thunderstorms is forecast to fire across the Ark-La-Tex and mid-Mississippi Valley before tracking northeastward into the Ohio Valley Wednesday night into Thursday.

Severe Thunderstorm and Flash Flood Threat

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Slight Risk of severe thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night, stretching from North Texas to the lower Ohio Valley. The primary threats with the strongest storms include large hail and damaging wind gusts. Areas of heavy rainfall are also possible with the slower-moving cells, raising the risk of localized flash flooding across portions of the region.

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Two rounds of severe storms are targeting Texas, Oklahoma, and the central Plains this week. Wednesday brings hail and wind, but Friday poses a higher threat for tornadoes across a large area. The Storm Prediction Center has flagged both days. Stay tuned for the latest forecast updates.

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By Thursday into Thursday night, the severe threat is forecast to shift westward into the western High Plains — from the Texas Panhandle to western Kansas — as a storm system emerges from the Rockies and convection intensifies along the dryline ahead of it.

Residents across the affected regions should monitor local National Weather Service forecasts closely and have a plan in place if warnings are issued for their area.