Hurricane Simon to fuel multiday flood threat across Great Plains as remnants move inland
As Hurricane Simon weakens, the remnants will shift northward, bringing a surge of tropical moisture into the Great Plains and fueling a multi-day threat of storms and flooding.
THE TAKEAWAY
Hurricane Simon continues to develop as it inches closer, just off Mexico's coast, and is expected to make landfall at some point Sunday.
Category 4 Hurricane Simon is located about 65 miles west–northwest of Manzanillo, Mexico.
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A Hurricane Warning is in effect from Punta San Telmo to El Roblito and Las Islas Marias, Mexico.
As the storm weakens, its remnants will shift northward, bringing a surge of tropical moisture into the Great Plains and fueling a multiday threat of storms and flooding.
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Starting Monday, a deep dip in the jet stream will hover over the Southwest U.S. while a massive ridge of high pressure builds across the South and the Gulf.
These two weather events will help pull moisture northward from the remnants of Hurricane Simon, along with tropical moisture from the Gulf.
By Tuesday, moisture levels and a disturbance moving out of the Rockies will allow storms to develop.
HOW HIGH PRESSURE AND LOW PRESSURE DRIVE THE WEATHER
As a result, a Level 2 out of 5 severe storm risk is in place across Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles.
Meteorologists at the FOX Forecast Center expect scattered downpours that could cause isolated flash flooding across northern Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri, where a level 1 out of 4 flash flood threat is in place.
By Wednesday, the nasty storms will show no signs of slowing as precipitation intensifies and shifts slightly east.
By then, a Level 2 out of 4 flash flood threat will be active across western Kansas, most of Missouri and western Illinois, including popular cities such as Kansas City, St. Louis, Missouri and Wichita, Kansas.
On Thursday, the wet weather will shift Northeast into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region, where repeated rounds of rainfall are expected.
Widespread precipitation totals of about 1 to 2 inches are likely, stretching from Northern Texas through Illinois, covering more than 900 miles.
Despite the growing trend of wet weather throughout the week, it will benefit areas across Oklahoma, Southern Missouri and Texas where persistent extreme to exceptional drought has remained.
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