Thunderstorms will bring a flooding threat to Texas and the South. Six states are under heat alerts in the West and NY, and tropical activity is intensifying with a named storm likely by Labor Day. See today’s weather news, alerts, and forecast.
At least three killed in Monday’s storms
Monday’s storms are being blamed for at least three deaths as a result of damaging winds and heavy rains in parts of the Midwest and South, WKYT reported.
A woman in Toledo, Ohio, was killed when a tree fell on her house. In Monroe, Michigan, a 14-year-old girl died after touching a downed electrical line in her backyard, according to police. In Alabama, an 11-year-old boy died after being swept into a storm drain during heavy rain.
Thunderstorms will bring a flooding threat to Texas and the South
Thunderstorms will stretch along the southern tier from New Mexico in the Southwest to Florida on Tuesday, blanketing the South, mid-South, Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic, and Northeast. Most of the West and upper Midwest will be storm-free.
Flood alerts for Tuesday
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a flood warning for central and southern Mississippi and a flash flood warning for the Dallas/Fort Worth area, Austin, and San Antonio areas. A flood advisory is also in effect for these areas of Texas, as well as the Houston/Galveston area.
Six states under heat alerts in the West, Eastern NY
High temperatures for at least six states in the West on Tuesday, as well as Eastern New York. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued the following heat-related alerts for Tuesday.
Excessive heat warning: central and southern California; southern Nevada; western, northern, and central Arizona.
Heat advisory: western, central, and eastern Washington; northwestern and southeastern Oregon; northern and southern Idaho; eastern New York.
Excessive heat watch: northern and central California; northeastern Utah.
Tropical activity intensifying
While two of the four storms the National Hurricane Center (NHC) was watching yesterday have dissipated, the remaining two have intensified. “Disturbance 1” is now being given a 50% chance of development over the next 48 hours and an 80% chance of cyclone development over the next five days. Forecasters say most models have the storm staying north of the Leeward Islands, curving northeast, and heading out to sea. They also say that “right now,” the storm does not pose a direct threat to the US.
“Disturbance 2” off the West Coast of Africa is being given a 40% chance of cyclone formation in the next five days.
A named storm likely by Labor Day
Forecasters expect that a named tropical system is likely to form by Labor Day, CNN reported. The American prediction model forecasted this potential storm, currently called “Disturbance 1,” achieving wind gusts over 100 mph on Labor Day. Both the American and European models predict storm formation, but both also forecast it moving away from the US and out to sea. But with Labor Day being nearly a week away, things could change.
