Daily briefing: Stormy Southwest and southern Plains

Storms build across the Southwest and southern Plains, bringing the threat of flash flooding. Record highs will dot the Southeast. This, along with our tropical update, is available at 5 a.m. ET in our daily briefing.

The WeatherRadar shows storms firing up across the Southwest and southern Plains today. A few storms may be strong across central Texas, with Dallas, Lubbock, and Abilene, Texas, at risk of hail.

Flash flooding will also be a concern today across portions of the Southwest and parts of Texas and Oklahoma. Cities such as Phoenix, Tucson, Ariz., Las Cruces, N.M., Dallas, Lawton, Okla., San Angelo and Waco, Texas, are at risk of flooding. Make sure your Weather & Radar app alerts are turned on.

Unseasonably warm temperatures will be in place across much of the country, including the South, where record highs will be possible in Houston, Monroe, La., Tupelo, Miss., and Birmingham, Ala. While the South stays steamy in the 70s and 80s, the Mid-South and Southwest will warm into the 50s and 60s. Highs in the 30s and 40s will stretch from the Midwest and Great Lakes into the Northeast.

Tropical activity is not expected over the next several days. We continue to monitor the tropics as the Atlantic Hurricane Season lasts until November 30.

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