A stationary front stretching through the Red River Valley will be the focal point of severe thunderstorms later today. Expected to produce strong winds, large hail, tornados and torrential rains, the train of storms will lash southern Oklahoma, northern Texas and northern Louisiana.
While the storms themselves will be destructive enough, the danger is heightened by the fact that they will peak after sunset and continue until midnight. Deaths from severe weather are especially common at night, when many persons in their path are asleep or out for the evening.
Tomorrow, the storm system will track across the Southeast and up the Mid-Atlantic Coast . Flooding rains will be the major concern in that region.
