The storms were mostly in the southern plains and mid-west.
Severe weather that started earlier this week in Texas was making its way north and east Wednesday, bringing with it the risk of heavy rains and flooding.
The Weather Prediction Center with the NWS was calling for “excessive rainfall” and the outlook showed areas in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas were at the highest risk. Kansas and Missouri were also at risk though it was significantly lower. “A slow-moving frontal boundary will persist from the Great Lakes region to Texas, and multiple waves of low pressure are expected along this front and will result in areas of enhanced rainfall,” said the forecast from the NWS.
Anywhere from one to three inches was expected in the areas where the heaviest rain was forecast, in north Texas up to central Illinois. That excessive rain meant flooding and flash flooding was possible over the areas where rain was expected. As of Wednesday morning, there were flood warnings and watches as well as flood warnings and watches across several states in the southern plains and the midwest.
