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Grave thunderstorms target the midwest over the weekend, while the South risks more sudden floods.
The storms have already scolded in certain parts of the Midwest until Friday evening, notably Iowa, northern Missouri and Illinois. The widespread thunderstorms should persist in a large part of the Center of the United States this weekend, which represents a slight risk of violent time on Saturday afternoon which will affect 19 million people in eastern Michigan in northern Kentucky. Coherent precipitation is also planned for the east of the United States
Detroit, Indianapolis and Cincinnati are included in the risk of Saturday to harm the gusts of wind. Hail of a quarter size and an isolated tornado cannot be excluded. At least one tornado was reported on Friday afternoon in Iowa.
“In addition, the strong humidity will lead to locally heavy showers and at the risk of sudden isolated flooding here as well as in parts of the Carolines / Mid-Atlantic to the north in the North of New York / Western New England,” the National Weather Service said on Saturday.
Friday evening, storms already “caused material damage and floods” in Davenport, Iowa. Local police and fire services responded to the rain event and urge residents to stay at home if it is sure to do so and not cross the flooded streets.
A video published on social networks has shown concern cloudwhich are associated with harmful winds, in Woodhull, in the northwest of Illinois.
More floods for the South
Meanwhile, heavy rains have returned to the southern plains, where certain parts of the center of Texas have already been devastated by a dangerous sudden flood which made more than 100 lives.
This front will have the South Plains this weekend, keeping thunderstorms dispersed in forecasts until Sunday through New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas. About 17 million in this region are under floodable alerts, including Dallas, San Antonio, Kerrville and Wichita Falls in Texas, Oklahoma City and Tulsa in Oklahoma and Ruidoso, in New Mexico.
The precipitation totals generally vary from 1 to 5 inches, with up to 8 possible, throughout the weekend. Local burn scars, especially in Ruidoso, will be extremely vulnerable to additional sudden floods. Precipitation rates in this area can exceed 2 to 3 inches per hour.
Warm in the West
About 14 million in the third west of the country and western New York are included in thermal alerts this weekend.
In the West, watches extend from certain parts of Washington through the Grand Canyon. Spokane, Washington; Reno, Nevada; And Bakersfield and Fresno, California, are included in these alerts, some in force until Monday. Summits generally vary from 10 to 20 degrees above average, temperatures reaching the years 100 to 110. Some weekend records will be threatened in Reno and Phoenix, and Eugene and Medford, Oregon.
Thermal alerts are also in force on Saturday afternoon for certain parts of the western New York, notably Syracuse and Binghamton. The temperatures are approximately 5 to 15 degrees above average in this region, the heat indices in the afternoon exceeding 95 to 100 degrees.
Air quality and forest fires
Air quality alerts are in force on Saturday afternoon for all Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and certain parts of Colorado due to forest fires.
Smoke from big fires in center of Canada continues to struggle from the border this weekend, producing poor air quality in the middle of the midwest. Minneapolis and Duluth, Minnesota; Green Bay and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; And Detroit are included in these alerts until Monday.
In the southwest, white sage fire continues to burn in northern Arizona. Since the latest report, it has burned around 10,973 acres and has been contained at 0%. The temperatures near the fire will rise in triple figures on Saturday afternoon, with windy winds up to 25 MPH.
The smoke of this forest fire pushes in certain parts of the southwest of Colorado, with alerts of air quality in force for Durango and Telluride.
Steve Strouss contributed.
