Rebecca Cohen is a breaking news reporter for NBC News.
Dangerous severe storms will sweep across the eastern half of the U.S. this Memorial Day Weekend, impacting a number of major cities from Saturday to Monday. The storms will start Saturday, with 18 million people from Texas to Iowa under a high threat of severe storms, the strongest of which will hit Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri, including Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Joplin and Wichita. Discrete thunderstorms are expected to form over Oklahoma and Texas by 6:00-8:00 p.m.
With this active storm pattern comes the risk of flash flooding, in this case, especially across the Mid-Mississippi Valley. In total, three million are under flood alerts including cities such as Memphis and Tupelo. Rainfall totals will generally range from 1-2.5' through the weekend with localized higher amounts of 3'+ possible where training storms develop. Southern heat While the south won't be facing thunderstorms Memorial Day Weekend, it will be facing extreme heat.
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