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Storms fueled by Hurricane Simon threaten six US states
Moisture from Hurricane Simon is expected to help fuel severe thunderstorms across parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Illinois through Thursday.
Simon was a Category 2 hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Monday and was forecast to approach Mexico’s west-central coast before weakening inland.
A weather system moving east from the Southwest and a cold front crossing Kansas will help draw warm, humid air into the storm area.
The greatest early risk is in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles, central Kansas and the lower Missouri Valley.
Forecasters say storms could bring a few tornadoes, golf-ball-sized hail, damaging winds and heavy rain.
Repeated downpours could cause flash flooding, with some parts of Oklahoma forecast to receive 2 to 5 inches of rain, though the location is uncertain.
Storms are expected to develop Tuesday afternoon and evening, with further rounds possible into Wednesday and Thursday.
Moisture from Hurricane Simon is forecast to help fuel severe thunderstorms across parts of six US states from Tuesday through Thursday, October 15.
The threatened states are Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Illinois.
The greatest initial severe-weather threat is forecast for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles, central Kansas and the lower Missouri Valley.
Forecasters warn that storms could bring tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding.
Simon was a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 105 mph on Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
- Who
- Residents of parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Illinois are threatened by the forecast storms.
- What
- Storms fueled in part by moisture from Hurricane Simon could bring tornadoes, hail, damaging winds and heavy rain.
- When
- Storms are expected to begin Tuesday and continue through Thursday, October 15.
- Where
- Parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Illinois, with the greatest initial threat in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles, central Kansas and the lower Missouri Valley.
- Why
- Moisture from Simon and its remnants is expected to combine with humid air from the Gulf and a passing weather system to fuel thunderstorms.
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Hurricane Simon was a Category 2 storm with sustained winds of 105 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Storms are expected to develop, with scattered thunderstorms forming around 7pm CT before expanding northeast overnight.
Forecast rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches are expected from southwestern Texas into eastern Kansas and western Missouri, with localized totals above 3 inches.
Additional rain and repeated downpours could increase the flash-flood threat.
- States at risk
- Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Illinois
- Simon’s strength on Monday
- Category 2 hurricane; sustained winds of 105 mph
- Initial greatest threat
- Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles, central Kansas and the lower Missouri Valley
- Possible Kansas hail size
- As large as golf balls
- Possible Oklahoma rainfall
- 2 to 5 inches on Wednesday
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