After deadly Iowa tornado, more severe weather could be on the way

After tornadoes slammed via the Midwest on Saturday, extra extreme climate may rock the South and Midwest on Sunday evening into Monday.

Components of Arkansas, jap Oklahoma, southeast Missouri, northeastern Texas and western Tennessee may see scattered extreme thunderstorms Sunday afternoon into Sunday evening, bringing the specter of remoted tornadoes, flooding downpours and robust wind gusts, in line with Accuweather.

Marc Chenard, a meteorologist on the Nationwide Climate Service Prediction Middle, mentioned the largest menace of extreme climate Sunday afternoon into the night is within the space stretching from northern Arkansas into southern Missouri.

“There is a slight danger of extreme climate all the way in which from Northeast Texas into far southwest Ohio so that very same hall, after which enhanced dangers are a barely bit larger from Northern Arkansas into southern Missouri,” Chenard advised USA TODAY. 

Hail, sturdy winds and some sturdy tornadoes are attainable, in line with Chenard. The areas going through extreme climate danger may additionally see remoted to scattered flash flood danger on Sunday, whereas states farther east within the path of the thunderstorms may face flooding Monday into Monday evening, he mentioned.

Dan Pydynowski, senior meteorologist at Accuweather, additionally underscored the chance of tornadoes and robust winds for the affected areas.

“Not less than a couple of tornadoes are going to be attainable once more at this time,” Pydynowski advised USA TODAY. “The principle menace space for that could be someplace in Arkansas, possibly southern Missouri. After which damaging winds may actually be a menace wherever in that zone.”

Saturday’s highly effective twister in Madison County, Iowa, killed at the very least six individuals together with two kids below 5 years outdated. Preliminary images and movies of the harm in Winterset counsel that twister was at the very least an EF-3 twister – such storms can drive winds in extra of 160 mph. A seventh loss of life was reported in Chariton in Lucas County.

For areas such because the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valleys, latest repeated rounds of heavy rain which have created moist circumstances may elevate the chance for flooding, in line with Pydynowski.

After Saturday’s storm harm in Iowa, the Nationwide Climate Service urged these within the pathway of thunderstorms within the South to comply with typical precautions and hearken to climate warnings.

“One other lively climate day is forecast throughout the jap two-thirds of the nation,” the climate service tweeted Sunday morning. “Extreme climate, heavy rainfall, sturdy winds are all attainable at this time. You should definitely have a security plan prepared as when Thunder Roars –Head Indoors and Flip Round – Do not Drown!”

Pydynowski echoed the climate service’s warnings in advising residents to take heed of climate alerts and get to a secure space of their houses, significantly in circumstances the place there’s a danger of storms at evening.

“You need to have your telephone charged and also you need to make sure that you are getting climate alerts on it … You definitely need to pay attention to these warnings,” he mentioned. “That is very true if a few of these storms strike within the night after sundown. These are those which might be significantly harmful as a result of clearly, you may’t see it coming.”