Texas hit by storms and flash flooding as the Midwest begins cleanup operation
Extreme weather that battered parts of the Midwest and caused death and destruction over the weekend turned to Texas overnight and will move into the lower Mississippi Valley on Monday, bringing the risk of storms and flash flooding.
Extreme weather that battered parts of the Midwest and caused death and destruction over the weekend turned to Texas overnight and will move into the lower Mississippi Valley on Monday, bringing the risk of storms and flash flooding.
The storms that have inundated southeastern Texas will continue through that state and into Louisiana on Monday, where there is a 15% chance of excessive rainfall leading to flash flooding, according to a National Weather Service forecast posted before 4 a.m. ET.
Rescue crews are sifting through wrecked homes in the hope of finding survivors after a devastating weekend.
The weather service said Monday that "the worst of the heavy rain and thunderstorms should be behind us by this evening." But Tuesday could also bring severe weather to some 5 million people.
There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms — with “very large hail,” severe wind and possible tornadoes — for eastern Nebraska, northwestern Iowa, northwestern Missouri, eastern Kansas, southeastern Dakota and and southwestern Minnesota on Tuesday.
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