Severe Storms to Threaten South Central States Into Wednesday Night

By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist

April 22,2015; 9:49PM,EDT

 

 

A new round of thunderstorms will bring the risk of severe weather across parts of Texas and Oklahoma to the lower Mississippi Valley into Wednesday night.
Following multiple rounds of severe weather late last week and over the weekend, the risk of heavy and locally damaging thunderstorms will return and impact locations across southern Oklahoma, central and eastern Texas, southwestern Arkansas and northwestern Louisiana.
The storms will increase in number at midweek when compared to the small number that occurred on Tuesday.
According to Southern Weather Expert Dan Kottlowski, "A disturbance moving southeastward across the southern Plains will bring the first round of severe storms at midweek."

"The greatest risk from the storms will be flash flooding, hail and locally strong wind gusts," Kottlowski said.
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A small number of tornadoes could occur into Wednesday night.
Cities that could be affected by the storms on Wednesday include Dallas, San Antonio, Austin Houston, Corpus Christi and Amarillo, Texas, and Shreveport, Louisiana.
The storms will affect the Interstate 10, I-20, I-35 and I-45 corridors.
A significant round of severe storms will erupt over the South Central states late this week and will include a threat of tornadoes.
Those traveling within, to or from the area should anticipate delays from midweek on. People spending time outdoors should be on the lookout for rapidly changing weather conditions. The storms will be most active during the afternoon and evening hours, but there can be some exceptions.
While the severe weather will carry the usual risks to lives and property, the rainfall from repeating storms will be beneficial to areas in long-term drought. Parts of western and central Oklahoma and Texas will receive multiple rounds of rain from the stormy pattern.