After deadly storms hit the Midwest to start the week, meteorologists say more severe weather could hit the East Coast on Tuesday.
One person was killed when a tornado wrecked a house in Indiana, said Cameron Wolf, Martin County’s director of Emergency Management. The victim’s partner was left injured and airlifted to a hospital, Wolf told USA TODAY, though the tornado damage was somewhat isolated.
Two other people were killed in Arkansas after a tree fell onto a home injuring a third person, according to AP.
Here’s an a look at Tuesday’s forecast.
Heavy rainfall and flash flooding risks
Rainfall and thunderstorms are forecast to spread along the East Coast from Monday night into early Tuesday morning. National Weather Service meteorologists said the severe weather comes with a risk of heavy rainfall and flash flooding.
The severe weather is likely to clear sooner in the western portions of the Mid-Atlantic and the Carolinas as the passage makes its way the Northeast. The NWS said scattered instances of flash flooding are not out of the question and more likely for areas that that have been receiving rainfall since Monday.
The Southeast, which can expect highs in the upper 80s to low 90s, could experience a few scattered thunderstorms in the next few days.
Extreme heat will reach multiple portions of Texas
A multi-week heat wave will continue and expand this week in the south-central U.S. including Texas, according to NWS. Highs in the 100s will stay in effect from southeastern Arizona through southern New Mexico and into Texas on Tuesday.
Highs in the upper 90s to 100s will spread northward toward the Central Plains and Middle/Lower Missouri Valley and east to the Lower Mississippi Valley Wednesday. Some portions of Texas and the the Lower Mississippi Valley could break or tie some record highs. And there could be little relief in the evening as the same areas could see daily minimum temperatures that set new record highs.
Residents in the Central High Plains could see some thunderstorms developing throughout Tuesday and spreading southeastward. Portions of northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas have a slight risk of damaging winds and large hail, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
Florida residents could also expect highs in the mid-90s Tuesday and Wednesday with the potential to break or tie records.
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