Severe thunderstorms to trigger flash flooding in southeastern US

By Renee Duff, AccuWeather meteorologist

January 2,2017, 11:38:47PM,EST

 

 Severe thunderstorms will raise the risk for flash flooding across the southeastern United States through Monday night.

An initial line of thunderstorms developed over West Texas on Sunday night, generating wind gusts between 50 and 60 mph.
Four people were killed in Rehobeth, Alabama, on Monday after severe thunderstorms ripped through the town, according to the Associated Press.
The threat for heavy and locally damaging thunderstorms will continue to press eastward overnight.
Severe weather will target the Deep South as a strong system moves through the region, according to AccuWeather Meteorologist Jake Sojda.

Damaging winds will be the primary threat, although hail and isolated tornadoes cannot be ruled out.
The threat for flash flooding will be high as several days of rain has led to saturated soil across the region.
Residents from New Orleans to Tupelo, Mississippi, and Montgomery, Alabama, will need to be on alert for rapidly changing weather conditions and pay close attention to local weather bulletins.
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The heaviest storms will reach the Atlanta metro area on Monday night.

The threat for gusty thunderstorms with locally damaging winds will shift to the Carolinas and southeastern Virginia on Tuesday. This includes Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, and Norfolk, Virginia.
Calmer but cooler conditions will work their way across the South later in the week.