Severe Thunderstorms and Flash Flooding to Threaten From Southern Plains to the Mid-Atlantic Wednesday

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are currently ongoing across the Plains and Midwest. Thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes and flash flooding will once again flourish from the southern Plains to portions of the Midwest and mid-Atlantic on Wednesday. A severe thunderstorm watch is valid until 5 p.m. CDT for portions of northwestern Arkansas, far southeastern Kansas, southern Missouri, eastern Oklahoma and a small part of northern Texas. This watch area includes Fort Smith, Arkansas and Springfield, Missouri.

The potential for heavy rain through Wednesday night has prompted the National Weather Service to issue numerous flood watches from north Texas to southern and eastern Oklahoma, western Arkansas and southern Missouri. Another 2 to 5 inches of rain is possible across this region through Wednesday night, potentially triggering more flash flooding. Flash flood watches have also been issued in parts of the East, from east-central Ohio into much of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and northern Delaware. A shift in the large-scale jet stream pattern should significantly decrease the amount of severe weather in the central and eastern states Thursday into Friday.

We recognize the severe impact that current conditions are having on our customers and we are committed to restoring service levels as quickly as possible. As a result of these weather issues, the ALG Client Service Team will send daily updates as we monitor the storm’s progress and track job level impact.