First of two cross-country storms begins as millions under threat of severe weather and flooding

First of two cross-country storms begins as millions under threat of severe weather and flooding

The first of two cross-country storm systems is moving out of the Four Corners region and pushing east, which will bring rain to millions across roughly 30 states, as well as a severe weather threat for parts of the Mid and Lower Mississippi Valley and a flood threat for the Southeast. This first storm is bringing rain to parts of the Central and Southern Plains Thursday morning, including Kansas, Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. Severe storms will be possible Thursday across the Mississippi River Valley from St. Louis to Oklahoma City and as far south as Monroe, Louisiana. As these storms move east, the severe weather threat will intensify across the Deep South Friday while rain will reach the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, the beginning of a possible weekend washout.