Warmer Temperatures in the South-Central U.S. Will Pair with Severe Weather Tuesday and Beyond

The good news is that the temperatures are going to rise across the southern U.S. this week after several days of unseasonably cold weather. The bad news is that this warming trend will be accompanied by multiple rounds of rain and the chance of severe weather Tuesday and beyond in the form of thunderstorms, flash flooding, and strong winds.

Here is the severe weather reports this region of the nation is looking at heading into the new work week.

Moisture Creeping Up from Gulf of Mexico to Fuel This Week's Rain Event

The deluge of moisture will set up when the moist air from the Gulf of Mexico migrates northward and collides with the energy coming in from the Desert Southwest. The storms have already fired up across some portions of the south-central U.S. from severe weather in Texas, the eastern portions, and into Arkansas and Louisiana.

Colder temperatures still entrenched over this region translated to freezing rain that complicated the morning commute on Monday and created a mess of flight schedules in and out of some of the area's busiest airports.