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Although the bomb cyclones from the Pacific have already passed and caused damage on the west coast of the United States, the weather remnants will continue to cause significant damage and even cause tornadoes in the Midwest and areas of the Southwest of the country this week. Between these two regions live more than 30 millions of Americans .
Just last weekend, the National Weather Service (NWS) recorded 18 tornadoes in total between Illinois, Kansas and Missouri. Tornadoes downed trees, destroyed homes and even downed power lines leaving thousands of people without service over the weekend, leaving Missouri the hardest hit among the three entities.
In Fredericktown, Missouri, a powerful tornado struck the town Sunday afternoon. night with maximum winds up to 80 miles per hour and was listed as EF3, causing severe damage and power outages that were not fixed until noon on Monday.
According to AccuWeather, atmospheric conditions in the Midwest are set to pulverize the tornado record of 2018, which added 123. So far the NWS has registered 119 tornadoes in October .
The system of storms lost a bit of strength in its passage through the Rocky Mountains, but experts predict that it will strengthen once it passes through the center and south Great Plains and causing winds of up to 60 miles per hour in some areas.
“As storms reach high in the atmosphere, where the air is cold and there are strong winds, large hail can occur and strong winds from central Nebraska to west-central Texas, ”said Joseph Bauer of AccuWeather.
Such atmospheric conditions could cause strong tornadoes this Tuesday night in Oklahoma City, Grand Island, Nebraska, Wichita Falls, Texas and Garden City and Hutchinson, in Kansas .
Adverse weather conditions will continue its journey south on Wednesday morning, affecting eastern Oklahoma and Texas. From there, storms will move to the Gulf of Mexico coast by Wednesday afternoon and It is at that moment when these climatic phenomena are expected to combine with the remnants of the already dissipated Hurricane Rick, which at the time made landfall in Mexico as a powerful category 2 cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Arkansas and Mississippi will experience high winds and torrential rains beginning Wednesday the night. Additionally, experts indicated that flash floods are likely to occur in Houston and Port Arthur in Texas and New Orleans, Lake Charles and Monroe in Louisiana.
A coastal storm will continue to bring high winds and heavy rain which may cause flooding to coastal areas of the Northeast US Tuesday. Severe thunderstorms associated with large hail, wind damage and isolated tornadoes are expected across parts of the Plains late Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/NMiSRaNFw0— National Weather Service (@NWS) October 26, 2021