Multiple rounds of severe weather will continue to target portions of the Central U.S. today and Sunday. 

As a series of disturbances move through the Plains and Midwest over the next few days, rounds of severe thunderstorms are likely. Today’s focus will stretch from Texas to southwestern Ohio under near a nearly stationary front. A few stronger storms may also move across portions of the Ohio Valley into Pennsylvania and New York. 
 
The government’s Storm Prediction Center has issued a Slight Risk for severe weather from Texas northeastward into southern Missouri, with Dallas, Fort Smith, Ark., Springfield, Mo., and Cincinnati, Ohio covered under the area. Additionally, an even more threatening Enhanced Risk was posted, focused over central Texas. Cities such as Abilene, Graham, and San Angelo, Texas are all under the elevated threat.
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Severe weather threats today include damaging wind gusts, very large hail, and even a few tornadoes.

The threat of severe weather will shift eastward on Sunday, with an Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) now in place from Arkansas through Missouri, including Little Rock, Ark., and St. Louis. A Slight Risk (Level 2 of 5) remains in effect for a broader area, including northeastern Texas, northern Louisiana, southern Arkansas, and additional portions of Missouri and Illinois.

The repeated days of storms over the same regions will also introduce the risk for flooding and flash flooding through Sunday. Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches or more are likely from north-central Texas to the Middle Mississippi Valley and Indiana. Flood Watches are in place across northern Texas, central and eastern Oklahoma, southeastern Kansas, northwestern Arkansas, Missouri, and parts of central and southern Illinois.

Be sure to know the difference between a watch and a warning. A watch means that all the ingredients for severe weather to take place are there, while a warning indicates that the severe weather has already formed, and you should take action to keep your friends and family safe. Be sure to stay up to date with your latest local forecasts, and check WeatherBug frequently for any alerts that may be issued.