Much of Texas is bracing for a new round of powerful storms that could bring heavy rain, strong winds and very large hail Tuesday, forecasters said, just as the region recovered from deadly tornadoes over the weekend. end.
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for parts of Texas until 11 a.m. local time. Forecasters also warned of strong to severe thunderstorms beginning late this afternoon, which could bring significant damaging winds, with gusts up to 75 miles per hour, and could bring hail the size of a lime in some parts of the state.
The likelihood of severe weather is greatest in Central Texas, with forecasts of moderate risk spanning a melon-shaped area including Abilene, Waco, Austin and Midland. Amarillo, Dallas and San Antonio are also threatened, but to a lesser extent.
Marc Chenard, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said residents of the Southern Plains, particularly in Texas, would likely continue to face harsh conditions that often develop in the final weeks of spring. Still, “having extreme weather at this time of year is not abnormal,” he said.
The forecast follows severe weather conditions which spread across much of the country over the bank holiday weekend. The storms and tornadoes killed at least 23 people from Texas to Virginia and left hundreds of thousands without power. Heavy rain and damaging winds hampered vacation travel plans from the Midwest to the East Coast.
Texas has seen a particularly bad spell of weather this spring, with heavy rains flooding parts of the state just a few weeks ago.
Beyond Texas, Kentucky is expected to see some respite in the coming days as National Guard and forestry workers continue to clear downed trees and dangerous debris from the powerful storms that killed four people over the weekend. end. The National Weather Service in Louisville said mostly dry weather was expected for the next few days, with no rain expected until the weekend.
Severe storms are possible in central Oklahoma on Tuesday, beginning early in the morning and moving south in the afternoon, the service said. In southern Oklahoma, severe storms with large hail became Less intense early Tuesday morning. Still, golf ball-sized hail and damaging winds of up to 60 mph were possible later in the day. Two people were killed north of Tulsa over the weekend as severe storms raged.
After a rainy, windy and disruptive Memorial Day across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, sunny, summer-like conditions are expected to return by Tuesday morning with highs in the low to mid 80s.
There were more than 7,000 flight delays to or from the United States on Tuesday, and nearly 500 cancellations, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking site. Friday, more than 2.9 million people were checked at American airportsthe Transportation Security Administration said – a single-day record.
Ernesto Londono And Jenny Gross reports contributed.
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