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    Breakfast brief: Eyes on Lower Miss. Valley flood threat

12:00 PM
May 3, 2024

Breakfast brief
Eyes on Lower Miss. Valley flood threat

Friday's alert

The work week concludes with more rain falling across Louisiana and the lower Mississippi Valley. Flooding remains a threat, especially early this morning. Low pressure developing in the southern Plains today will generate more storms across the Plains and Mississippi Valley this afternoon, evening, and overnight.

25 years ago

On this day in 1999, southwestern Oklahoma City was hit by a F5 tornado, killing forty-five people. Injuring 665 an causing $1 billion in damage.

Today's weather outlook

The WeatherRadar shows a low pressure system moving across northern Minnesota with a large sweep of spring showers extending from the central Great Lakes into the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. Across the lower Mississippi Valley, a remnant of a storm complex is bringing more downpours to eastern Texas and Louisiana.

WeatherRadar May 1
Rain will move across the Mississippi Valley

Meanwhile, severe storms will develop across the high western Plains later Friday afternoon. Large hail will be the biggest threat. Signs of a weekend cool down will appear in the Northeast and West Coast later Friday. For the East, cooler air moves off the northern Atlantic while a Pacific storm slowly approaches the Northwest coast.

  • Severe storms possible over western high Plains
  • Lingering flood threat
  • Weekend cool down for both coasts

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