Central U.S. faces tornado and flood threat

Severe weather will occur across the central United States on Monday, with tornadoes, some potentially strong, as well as damaging winds, hail and flash flooding. This comes following destructive tornadoes in Oklahoma early Sunday morning.

Storm forecast for Monday

This morning there will be showers and thunderstorms across the central United States, prompting warnings at times. Below is a look at the latest radar for the region, as well as any active watches and/or warnings from the National Weather Service.

The greatest potential for severe weather this afternoon and evening is seen in red down from northern Texas into central and eastern Oklahoma, western Arkansas and southwest Missouri. This includes portions of the Dallas-Fort Worth, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Oklahoma and Fort Smith, Arkansas metropolitan areas.

While this rain is necessary given the widespread drought, too much rain too quickly could lead to flash flooding in many areas at risk of severe weather. Areas from northwest Texas to northern Arkansas and southern Missouri received 2 to 7 inches of rain since last Friday.

The National Weather Service has issued flood warnings for this threat, ranging from North Texas to parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.

When traveling, be careful never to drive through floodwaters.

Chris Dolce has been a senior meteorologist at Weather.com for over 10 years, having started his career at The Weather Channel in the early 2000s.