Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall in the Southern Plains Today

Heavy to excessive rainfall may produce additional flash flooding today across parts of the southern Plains where the greatest risk is along the Red River Valley into western Arkansas. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible today from north central Texas into the ArkLaTex Region. Large to very large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes are all possible, with some strong-tornado potential. Read More >

A strong cold front plowing through the area Saturday night will result in a large temperature swing from Saturday’s highs to lows by Sunday evening. We may see a rare, but not unprecedented, temperature drop of 50 degrees during this time frame. The largest temperature drop from one calendar day to the next in Paducah was November 23-24, 1950, falling from 57 to -2, a difference of 59 degrees! In Evansville, the largest drop was December 13-14, 1901, when the temperature dropped from 65 to 0, a difference of 65 degrees! It is much more common to see a temperature swing of this magnitude out in the Plains states, then it is here in the lower Ohio Valley.

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Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall in the Southern Plains Today

Extreme Temperature Drop This Weekend