MIDWEST AND TEXAS – A string of thunderstorms and severe weather flared throughout Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas over the weekend. Such areas affected saw outbreaks of hail, lightning strikes, high winds, and tornado activity. 

Accuweather.com reported on Friday that these weekend storms were striking areas which had already seen a string of such weather last week. These areas include a portion of the Interstate-35 corridor which was particularly subject to violent weather on Tuesday. 

The storms broke late Thursday night, and extended on Friday into the southern Plains and Mississippi Valley areas. The storms then moved into central Texas, a majority of Oklahoma, and continued to move eastern and northern into Louisiana, Tennessee, Missouri, and parts of South Carolina over the rest of the weekend. 

At the worst parts of the storm, isolated tornados, frequent lightning strikes, and damaging wind gusts with hail were seen. East Texas was reported by The Weather Channel to have received a particularly bad collection of the storm with severe flooding. Due to the slow-moving pace of the storm, flash food warnings were issued across most of the affected areas as 3-6 inches of rain fell on some communities.

Weather authorities state that although the worst of the storms appear to be over, flood warnings will remain in effect and communities may still see heavy rain and bouts of worse weather as the storms move on to the east.

As these spring storms progress, keep checking back with AndNowUKnow for up-to-date information on changing weather and its affect on the industry.