Flooding, Severe Weather Persists on Gulf Coast as Front Moves East

A front that brought deadly storms and flooding to Texas continues to persist as it slowly moves East, having the same effects on parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Georgia.

The latest National Weather Service forecast says the front will move toward New England and to the Lower Mississippi Valley by Monday evening.

Much of Louisiana and Mississippi remains under the threat for hazardous weather on Sunday after being hit by severe weather on Saturday. Tornado warnings were in effect for some parts of Louisiana on Saturday though no tornado touchdowns have been confirmed by the NWS.

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Local media reported flooding had closed an interstate near Lafayette, La. along with several roads.

The storms hit Georgia, leaving thousands without power and led to officials issuing a boil water advisory for parts of the metro Atlanta region on Sunday.

Oklahoma bore the brunt of the storm on Friday while the NWS has issued flood warnings for parts of the state on Sunday and the NWS expects the rain to ease up in the state by Monday morning.

AccuWeather predicts that several cities in the western Gulf Coast continue to be at risk for flooding continuing into the week through at least Monday. Several rivers in the area are currently at or above flood stage.

Combined with the front, moisture from the Gulf of Mexico moving northwest continues to threaten the Gulf Coast with rain through Monday evening.

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