Severe storms are threatening millions of people from Texas to Missouri ahead of Election Day

A multi-day one heavy storm Millions of people in the central US are back on alert into the overnight hours.

Strict thunderstorms erupted again Monday and will continue from the northeast tonight Texas to the southwest MissouriThis is reported by the FOX Forecast Center. Tornadoessome of which can be strong and harmful wind will be the greatest hazards in the event of major storms.

Several Tornado Watches and Warnings were issued Monday in the severe weather risk zone.

The National Weather Service reported wind gusts of 90 miles per hour TalalaOklahoma Monday afternoon as a tornado-warned storm moved through the area.

By Monday evening, the National Weather Service had received at least three reports of tornadoes in parts of northeastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas.

This is reported by the National Weather Servicesome homes were damaged about three miles west SperryOklahoma, Monday afternoon in what it called “potential tornado damage.”

Most of these storms will likely form overnight, but conditions could allow supercells to move ahead of the line. According to the FOX Forecast Center, this could lead to tornadoes, some possibly powerful, as well as damaging winds.

The severe weather threat should diminish early Tuesday as the storm system moves out of the area.

As the major weather system continues its journey east, it is also bringing another round of downpours to the central US. This will create a wide corridor of moisture stretching from Texas to Michigan.

In the Ozarks region in particular, precipitation totals could be even higher due to terrain-enhancing effects. As the storm system moves north, it will gradually weaken, but is still expected to deliver rain to areas as far north as Wisconsin and Michigan.

Given recent significant rainfall in parts of the west Arkansas and in southern Missouri, repeated heavy rains could increase flood risk in these areas.

Flash flooding occurred in eastern, central and southeastern Missouri on Monday, according to the National Weather Service office in St. Louis. A Flash Flood Warning was in effect through Monday evening for portions of Jefferson, Washington, Madison, Sainte Genevieve and Saint Francois counties.

While rainfall through Monday night is expected to be lower than that of the weekend, additional heavy rainfall in the same regions could worsen flooding concerns.

In St. Francois County, MissouriOfficials issued voluntary evacuations for Iron Mountain Lake due to the possibility that a levy could fail near the city. In BismarckIn Missouri, the Bismarck Fire Protection District responded to multiple water rescues Monday morning, the agency said in a Facebook post.

The fire brigade has posted photos of the fire floods. One image shows a truck trying to drive through high water.

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