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Lucy Bergemann

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<p>Texas has been hit with extremely heavy rainfall this week with the Trinity River area (85 miles north of Houston) seeing nearly a foot in just 24 hours on Thursday. This closed many roadways Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Arial footage shows widespread flooding in Livingston, TX, and mandatory evacuations were ordered Thursday night for those on the east fork of the San Jacinto River northeast of Houston.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1786100846977245395" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1786100846977245395"></div><p>River flooding will be a concern near the Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers as upstream dams release water southward! Many rivers are at "major" flood stage, inundating surrounding neighborhoods. The ground in Texas has become saturated in the last week and additional rainfall will be a huge concern for more flooding and overwhelmed waterways. </p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/tx rive-1714737577265.jpg">Storm clusters continue in South Texas during the first half of Friday before impacting Louisana and I-20 through the deep South. Additional storm development in West Texas on both Friday and Saturday nights could move east overnight and hit East Texas with heavy rainfall and more flooding by the morning, especially on Saturday. Additional rainfall amounts will be in the range of 2-3" with locally higher totals. </p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-03 05-53-48-1714737367899.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

Steve Glazier

Texas: Mandatory Evacuations Issued in the Houston Metro

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<p>The severe weather risk continues for west Texas and much of the central Plains after a few tornadoes were confirmed in open country Thursday afternoon. This includes a tornado over Hawley, TX (north of Abilene) that was nearly stationary in the area for several hours. We will update you on the strength of the tornado when the National Weather Service is able to survey the damage. </p><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/WeatherNation/videos/343514008353454" data-width="500" src="https://www.facebook.com/WeatherNation/videos/343514008353454" style="display: flex; justify-content: center"></div><p></p><p>The severe weather risk both Friday and Saturday in Texas favors the Western half of the state where the clash of airmasses (dry and moist) occurs. This will produce a few isolated supercell storms whose primary threats are large hail and tornadoes from Lubbock south to I-20 and I-10. However, storms will be possible throughout central and west Texas into the weekend. </p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/sig hail-1714737188728.jpg"></p><p>A few storms are ongoing from Thursday night in East Texas during the first half of Friday. More storm development occurs off the higher terrain of West Texas and northern Mexico Friday afternoon, with help from the dryline and frontal boundary across New Mexico. These storms cluster into heavy rain and damaging hail in West Texas and the Panhandle Friday night, moving east overnight. By Saturday afternoon a similar trend occurs with storm development aided by a stationary front. Heavy rain does not help the ongoing flood situation in the Lone Star State. </p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-03 05-44-37-1714736951584.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

Tornado Hits West Texas, More Possible Today

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<p>Unfortunately, we've had back-to-back weeks of severe weather with our latest impacts from an EF-3 tornado in Westmoreland, Kansas earlier this week. Our thoughts go out to those impacted. EF is short for Enhanced Fujita and can help estimate the maximum winds within a tornado, based on the extent of storm damage. Now, the storm threat continues across much of the same area through the day Friday. </p><p>Our field correspondent, Brandon Clement, took this video of some of the damage in Westmoreland early Wednesday morning. There were multiple homes impacted with the roof and second-floor stories torn off. There were tractor-trailers tossed around like toys. Trees were snapped in half. According to local media, at least 20 buildings sustained irreparable damage.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/VO_050124_RNC_WESTMORELAND, KS_DRONE VIEW OF TORNADO DAMAGE_WHATSAPP_BRANDON CLEMENT_KW_E050124-1714570595498.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>On Friday, a new low develops off the Rockies to bring another chance of severe weather for the Plains! The biggest threat will be gusty winds and hail, but far western Kansas has a low-end tornado threat. </p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/spc firday-1714736771109.jpg">Just the last few systems, it will be another late evening and nighttime event as thunderstorms roll across the area. Storms will be more in a line rather than individual which lends itself to damaging winds and heavy rain rather than tornadoes. Heavy rain is possible again over these very saturated soils of the Plains. The energy shifts into the Midwest on Saturday with more low-end severe weather potential. </p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-03 05-40-01-1714736540066.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Saturday's storms start early, leftover from the previous evening, and continue throughout the day. Be prepared for an indoor alternative to any of your plans if you live between Illinois and Ohio. </p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/sat-1714736771105.jpg"></p>

Storm Threat Continues in the Great Plains

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Kara has always been passionate about weather and knew from an early age that she wanted to become a meteorologist. Living in different regions of the country and experiencing weather events ranging from ice storms to tornadoes drove her to pursue a bachelor's degree in meteorology from the University of Oklahoma. Throughout college, storm chasing became a regular event for Kara, where she saw first-hand the power of the atmosphere. Kara graduated cum laude from OU and decided to further her meteorology education with a Master's degree from Mississippi State University. The deadly April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak struck while Kara was studying at MSU; her first “Dixie Alley” tornado event and an up close glimpse into the destruction of the storms she so closely studied. Her broadcast career began in Elvis’ birthplace, Tupelo, Mississippi, where she earned her Certified Broadcast Meteorologist seal from the American Meteorological Society. Kara's career has included coverage of all types of severe weather including tornado events, flooding and tropical systems across multiple southern states. Recently she helped cover the 2020 Easter Sunday deadly tornado outbreak in southeast Mississippi. In her free time, you can find Kara outdoors exploring new areas with her mini poodle,Truffles. Kara is also an avid runner and frequently races in 5Ks, 10Ks and half marathons. Say hi to Kara on <a href="https://twitter.com/wxkara">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/karajameswx">Facebook</a>!

Kara James

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<p>This weekend an incoming storm system will bring widespread wet weather to the West Coast, including high elevation mountain snow!</p><p>A low-pressure system moves out of the Pacific Ocean and slides onto the West Coast Friday. This incoming storm system pulls in moisture from the Pacific in addition to lift and cold air to get rain and mountain snow across the West.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/2024-04-30 14-20-53-1714510761654.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>The associated cold front moves onshore Friday with heavy coastal and low elevation rain. Overnight as cold air swings in behind the front, rain turns to high elevation mountain snow. As temperatures fall throughout the day Saturday more rain turns to snow, especially in the Sierra Nevada and Cascades. Steady snow continues into Sunday for the highest elevations with rain for lower elevations.</p><p></p><p>Winter alerts have been issued for the Sierra Nevada mountains, where the heaviest snow is expected to fall this weekend. Snow totals could be upwards of 9" in spots above 5,000 feet of elevation.</p><p>Throughout the weekend, the highest snow totals will be in the mountains. Snowfall in the Cascades of Oregon and Washington will be on a similar total amount as the Sierra. Heavy coastal rain of 1-3" in from Washington to northern California could cause brief flooding issues, primarily Friday and early Saturday.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-02 RSW CA-1714705691088.png"></p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/FORECAST-1714705809876.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/05-02 RSW accum-1714682775161.png">If it feels like snow is falling late into the season, you may be surprised to know that the season's last snow for many West Coast communities lingers into May and for the highest elevations, even into June!</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/est avg snowfall-1714510694011.jpg">Stay with WeatherNation for the latest on the forecast for the upcoming weekend.</p>

Patrick Crawford

First Weekend in May Brings Snow to West Coast

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Meteorologist Jesse Kelley is excited to join the talented staff at Weather Nation. Jesse spent most of his childhood in Birmingham, Alabama. The state of Alabama is prone to seeing various types of weather from severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and winter weather. For college, Jesse attended the University of South Alabama where he received his degree in Broadcast Meteorology along with minors in Math and Geography. From Alabama, Jesse started his broadcast television working three years at KAVU-TV in Victoria. Recently, he finished a stint in Shreveport, LA. Jesse and his wife are looking forward to making the Rocky Mountains and Colorado home. If you would like to follow me, you can follow me on Twitter @JesseKelleywx and on Facebook at Meteorologist Jesse Kelley.

Jesse Kelley

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<p>Numerous high temperature records fell across the Northeast Thursday, including parts of the Interstate 95 corridor! For example, Washington D.C reached a daytime high of 91 degrees and the normal high for this time of the year is 73 degrees!</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/1-1714689163309.png"></p><h2>Northeast</h2><p>The warmth continues on Friday in the mid-Atlantic while we start to see cold air intrusion in New England. Temperatures fall through the weekend back towards or below average. The reason for the cool down in New England is a cold front that moves on Thursday. It won't produce a whole lot of wet weather, but a few isolated showers in coastal Massachusetts and Maine are possible. More showers arrive with an additional system on Saturday and will contribute to a larger cool-down for the Midwest.</p><h2><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-02 070843-1714655381249.png">Southeast</h2><p>The heat will also impact the Southeast, and while it won't necessarily be record-setting, it will be about 10-15 degrees above normal. Highs jump into the 90s in Florida Peninsula with close to 90 even up into central Alabama. The above average warmth and humidity will help lead to daily chances of afternoon thunderstorms.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-02 070852-1714655390684.png">There is confidence in the above-average temperature forecasting continuing through the next couple of weeks. We expect above-average temperatures from the Carolinas through the Gulf Coast!</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot 2024-05-02 071007-1714655415816.png"></p>

Temps Climb on the East Coast

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<p>Similar areas that have been at risk since the end of April will experience another bout of severe weather on Monday, May 6th. The Storm Prediction Center [SPC] has issued the severe weather outlook from central Nebraska through northern Texas, indicating high confidence in the severe weather potential. </p><p>This is thanks to another wave of energy from the Pacific moving east throughout the weekend, providing enough lift to support storm development. At the surface we have moisture streaming north contributing to instability ahead of a surface cold front. </p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-01 10-51-01-1714583042845.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>The central and southern Plains are a bullseye for severe weather in May. The moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and cooler air from Canada clash over Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, elevating the severe threat. We know this is another day of severe weather on the horizon, but please don't let severe weather fatigue get the best of you.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/BULLESYE-1714582936940.jpg">Stay with WeatherNation for the latest information on the severe weather threat ahead in early May. </p>

Monday Severe Weather Threat Hits the Plains Again

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Kevin Schneider

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<p>Welcome to May! The month normally boasts severe storms, Mother's Day and later sunsets. This weekend will be the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Saturday evening - and rain could affect things.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/Summer countdown-1714568488325.png">A dynamic upper-level low will bring the shot at some storms on Friday to parts of the Ohio River Valley, but models are hinting at a fast moving wave joining the party late Friday night into Saturday. That could meet up with enough moisture to keep scattered showers around northern Kentucky into the first day of the weekend. This is where it could be raining around race-time (below).</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/GFS for KY-1714568498978.png">The Kentucky Derby says on its website that it's a "rain or shine" event, so no delays are expected. However, the conditions could be a little muddy for the horses when the gates open Saturday at 6:57 PM ET.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/05/kentucky derby daypart-1714568509182.png"></p>

Jackie Brown

Trotting Around Rain Chances at the 150th Kentucky Derby

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A storm sending large, destructive surf and locally damaging winds is approaching the Hawaiian Islands this weekend. Our Meteorologist Steve Glazier shows you the timing, how strong the wind will gust, how high the waves will crest and the storm impacts in this short two-minute video:

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We've included the storm forecast impacts here as well, to drive the point home that this will be a very strong storm! This expected storm will undergo 'rapid cyclogenesis' which means it will strengthen quickly into Sunday. The storm will only pass about 200 miles to the northeast of Kauai and Oahu while moving slowly Sunday.

Continue to stay with WeatherNation as we bring you the latest details on this storm.

For WeatherNation, Meteorologist Steve Glazier

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