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A rash of severe weather and flooding began in the Plains on Sunday, May 5, and impacted areas from the Plains to the South through the following Sunday, May 12, as a frontal system slowly advanced south and eastward across those regions.

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Parts of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi picked up over 10 inches of rain from this latest siege of heavy rain.

Severe Weather Recap

Sunday, May 12

Severe storms produced a swath of wind damage in the Southeast on Sunday. Areas from southern Alabama to North Florida, South Georgia and the coastal Carolinas reported damaging thunderstorm winds Sunday afternoon.

Saturday, May 11

More than 10 inches of rain fell in Stone County, Mississippi, Saturday evening, leading to a flash flood emergency and numerous high water rescues. Several vehicles were trapped and abandoned by floodwaters.

Early Saturday, significant flood damage was reported in the area around Poplarville, Mississippi, with several bridges washed out, 20 cars derailed on the rail line near Hillsdale and two earthen dames compromised. Estimated rainfall rates were around 2 inches per hour at times early Saturday.

Storms brought a quick 1-2 inches of rain to the Beaumont, Texas area early Saturday, flooding several roads including the Eastex Expressway.

Friday, May 10

Early Friday morning, radar-estimated rain rates of 3 to 4 inches per hour hammered Corpus Christi, Texas, leading to standing water on roads and some stalled-out vehicles.

Thursday, May 9

Several creeks and bayous were sent over their banks as another 2 to 7 inches of rain drenched most of the Houston metro.

One station on Greens Bayou in east Houston received 5.30 inches of rain in one hour , tweeted Jeff Lindner, a meteorologist with the Harris County Flood Control District.

Local officials reported numerous high-water rescues in Harris and northern Galveston counties late Thursday night, according to the Galveston Daily News. Motorists were stranded on Interstate 10 at McCarty east of downtown Houston, and also near the Katy Freeway west of downtown.

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Roads were reportedly impassable in League City. One home was flooded in Dickinson, and some water encroached into Heights Elementary School in Texas City in Galveston County, according to local emergency management.

If flooding wasn't enough, hail up to tennis-ball size was reported in the Houston metro area.

Storms may have produced a tornado near Huntsville, Alabama, early Thursday afternoon. Damage to trees was reported.

A flash flood emergency was issued late Thursday morning for the Jackson, Mississippi, metro area, where up to 3 inches of rain fell. There were reports of water in a house and a business, as well as a water rescue in the area.

Thursday morning, rainfall totals around 4 inches resulted in a few houses being flooded in Grenada, Mississippi. In Dermott, Arkansas, a family was rescued from a flooded home.

Wednesday, May 8

A squall line with embedded possible tornadoes swept through far eastern Texas and northwestern Louisiana mid-afternoon Wednesday. Damage to trees and a church was reported near Longview, Texas.

An EF1 tornado struck an apartment complex and a few other buildings in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, taking part of the complex down . Several people were transported to a nearby hospital. Four people were injured.

The National Weather Service office in Shreveport confirmed at least one tornado in northeast Texas and eight tornadoes in northwest Louisiana .

Rainfall rates up to 2 inches per hour Wednesday morning resulted in numerous high-water rescues in southern portions of Fort Worth, Texas.

Wednesday morning, two water rescues were reported in Mertzon, Texas. In Eagle Lake, Texas, an apartment complex required evacuation due to flooding.

From Tuesday into Wednesday morning, more than 11 inches of rain fell near Richmond, Texas, and more than 9 inches of rainfall was measured near Rose Hill, Kansas.

Tuesday, May 7-Early Wednesday, May 8

Severe thunderstorms fired up from northern Texas to southern Kansas on Tuesday evening and moved eastward through the night. There were 17 reports of tornadoes from West Texas into western Oklahoma and southern Kansas on Tuesday.

Major flash flooding also occurred Tuesday afternoon and evening in the Houston metro area, prompting numerous water rescues and evacuations.

A band of very heavy rainfall parked itself over the Houston metro area through much of the day on Tuesday, leading to most roadways in Sugar Land, Texas, being flooded and widespread flooding across the city. Multiple cars were reportedly flooded near the intersection of Loop 610 and Highway 59 in southwestern Houston.

Just north of Houston, Kingwood, Texas, was inundated by flash flooding Tuesday afternoon. Some schools in the area would not transport students home by bus due to the flooding. Some were stuck well into the evening.

South-central Kansas was also hard-hit by flooding overnight Tuesday, resulting in water rescues, evacuations and a closure of Interstate 35 from the Oklahoma border to near Wichita, Kansas.

Several towns just southeast of Wichita, Kansas, reported water-covered roads and stalled vehicles. Fire and rescue personnel in Mulvane, Kansas, responded to multiple water rescues and a submersion of a car late Tuesday night.

Storm chasers spotted a multi-vortex tornado on the ground near Tulia, Texas, early Tuesday evening, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a rare "particularly dangerous situation" (PDS) tornado warning for the town. Everyone in the path of this dangerous twister was advised to seek shelter immediately in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building.

The storm produced a tornado that may have been on the ground for up to 50 miles in northern Swisher and southern and southern Armstrong counties. Numerous power lines were snapped in northern Swisher County near the small community of Vigo Park, Texas.

Tornadoes were reported across other parts of the Texas Panhandle and West Texas as well, but the extent of any damage was unknown.

Farther east, a large EF2 tornado viewed by multiple spotters and detected on radar passed near the town of Rocky, Oklahoma. Debris and tree damage was reported in the town.

Baseball-sized hail was also reported Tuesday in portions of the Texas Panhandle.

Monday, May 6

Severe thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening produced large hail across portions of Kansas, Nebraska, eastern Colorado and the Texas Panhandle. Hail reportedly covered roadways near Morganville and Volland, Kansas. Wind gusts from 60 to 70 mph were clocked in parts of northern and eastern Kansas.

Large hail broke the windows of vehicles and homes in Smolan, Kansas.

Flash flooding inundated Chanute, Kansas, overnight Monday, prompting water rescues from vehicles and forcing several people from their homes.

Sunday, May 5

There were 21 reports of tornadoes in the Plains on Sunday from West Texas to parts of Kansas and eastern Nebraska. Some sporadic damage was reported from those twisters.

The National Weather Service determined a tornado caused EF2 damage in Lincoln, Nebraska .

Large hail was also observed across the central and southern Plains Sunday afternoon and evening from West Texas and eastern New Mexico to Nebraska and Iowa.