Relentless storms dump heavy rain on already saturated Midwest, triggering flash flood threats for millions – FOX Weather

Relentless storms dump heavy rain on already saturated Midwest, triggering flash flood threats for millions  FOX Weather

Heavy rain is plaguing the Plains and Midwest this week, prompting flash flood threats through Thursday morning—a scene the region is all too familiar with this year. In fact, many locations are already running significantly above average for year-to-date rainfall. FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE AS UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE FUELS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SOUTHEAST While showers began on Tuesday, a more heightened flood threat is building into Wednesday as rain coverage increases. Tracking the flood threat across the Midwest.(FOX Weather) A strong dip in the jet stream moving through the north-central U.S. is helping spawn a surface low and an accompanying cold front that will move through the Plains and Midwest.

MILLIONS UNDER HEAT ALERTS AS LIFE-THREATENING HEAT DOME BAKES THE WEST WITH TRIPLE-DIGIT TEMPERATURES Moisture and instability are expected to pool along this front as it slows down by Wednesday afternoon, allowing rain and thunderstorms to develop and move from west to east along the slowing front. Some locations will experience repeated rounds of rainfall, the FOX Forecast Center said. Flash flood threat outlook.(FOX Weather) As additional rain develops across many of the same areas, a Level 2 out of 4 flash flood risk is in place, including Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City. MILLIONS UNDER HEAT ALERTS AS LIFE-THREATENING HEAT DOME BAKES THE WEST WITH TRIPLE-DIGIT TEMPERATURES Additionally, a few