Additional Rounds of Storms for Texas, Oklahoma Into the Weekend

By Brian Thompson, Meteorologist

May 29,2015; 8:18PM,EDT

 

 

Flood-ravaged Texas and Oklahoma are in line for additional rounds of drenching showers and thunderstorms through Saturday night.
The activity may ramp up into the first part of the weekend as one last storm system pushes east of the Rockies.
While rainfall amounts will average 1-2 inches in most areas over several days, a few locations may receive double that amount in a matter of hours.
These heavy rainfall rates combined with the already saturated ground will help reignite flash flooding. Downpours will create poor visibility, which will also be a problem for travelers.

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Rivers and creeks that are already swollen from recent rain could be forced out of their banks once again. In areas that see downpours, roads and highways will become overrun with rushing waters, especially in lower elevations.
Remember, if you encounter a flooded roadway, do not attempt to cross it.
"It only takes 18 inches of water to float a car and many times the road underneath the car may be washed out," warned AccuWeather Meteorologist Becky Elliott.
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While a widespread severe weather outbreak is not expected, some storms will also turn severe with damaging winds and hail.
These thunderstorms will put a wrap on what has been an extremely wet month across Texas and Oklahoma, with many places seeing two to five times the normal rainfall for May.

Oklahoma City has already obliterated the record for the most rainfall in a calendar month, and additional rainfall late this week will only add to the record.
Even though more rain and flooding appear to be on tap heading into the weekend, there is finally some light at the end of the tunnel.
During early June, the jet stream will shift its position and cause a pattern change.
According to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski, "While the impact from El Nino will continue, the jet stream will weaken and shift, causing the majority of showers and thunderstorms to shift northward and eastward, away from much of Texas and the southern Plains."