Dangerous severe weather

[sundial]

For our southern TE'ers, we are in for severe weather very much like the storms and tornados produced on 4 February. The system will be especially unstable on Thursday. Here's what is predicted by The Weather Channel:

Several rounds of severe weather are expected, especially the Southern Plains. Severe thunderstorms are expected to develop today in the Red River Valley into Arkansas. Tonight, a strong upper level system and a strengthening surface low and cold front will bring another chance of severe thunderstorms over the Southern Plains and into the Ozarks. As both the upper level and surface systems strengthen tomorrow, there is a chance of violent, long track tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds, and flooding rains over the Middle and Lower Mississippi Valley, Southern Plains, and Lower Ohio Valley tomorrow and tomorrow night. The greatest risk of tornadoes will come on Thursday. The heavy rain will fall over areas that are saturated from heavy rains over the last month or so, with flood and flash flood watches extending from the Red River Valley to northern Illinois. This rain will eventually run off into rivers that will likely return to flood and then into the main stem rivers, worsening the ongoing flooding situation there.

If you don't already have one, please consider getting a NOAA radio to stay informed of severe weather in your county. I hope TE'ers and their families living in this region don't have damage from this storm.

Please continue to keep us in your prayers as our community is still struggling with flooding.

[SouthernBelle]

We're scheduled for storms here too.

At least I got my yard mowed.

[bouncybouncy]

OH Geez!!! haven't you had enough??? Hang on and stay safe...be prepared and charge all your chargable devices! Soothing thoughts for you all...and your furry ones too!!!

rain rain go away...fill up OUR lakes!!!! but no tornadoes please (is there an "e" in tornadoes? tornados? hmmm?)

[Geonz]

It's a huge swath ... we're in line for deluges, too, and possible severe weather Thursday. THe past three times, right here we've gotten off easy while just to the South it was pretty nasty. THis time they don't think we're going to dodge it.

Stay safe!

[bmccasland]

Oh goodie, more run-off coming down Old Man River. Y'all be safe, and I hope you don't flood, or get blown away.

[LBTC]

Hopefully these butterflies will help, at least in some small way!

H&B
~T~