After deadly storms hit the Midwest to start the week, meteorologists say more severe weather could hit portions of the East Coast and Central Plains on Tuesday.
Late Sunday, 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 a look at Tuesday’s forecast.
Heavy rainfall and flash flooding risks in the East and Plains
Rainfall and thunderstorms are forecast to spread along the East Coast on Tuesday. 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 front makes its way toward the Northeast. The weather service said scattered instances of flash flooding are not out of the question and more likely for areas that have been receiving rainfall since Monday.
Elsewhere, residents in the central High Plains could see some thunderstorms develop on Tuesday and spread southeast. Portions of northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas have an enhanced risk of severe storms on Tuesday. This includes the cities of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Wichita, Kansas.
The storms could produce severe winds and very large hail, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
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 continue in the south-central U.S., including Texas
The multi-week heat wave will continue and expand this week in the south-central U.S. including Texas, according to the weather service. 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 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.
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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