Severe weather will occur across the central United States on Monday, with tornadoes, some potentially strong, as well as damaging winds, hail and flash flooding. This comes following destructive tornadoes in Oklahoma early Sunday morning.

Storm forecast for Monday

Parts of the central United States will experience showers and thunderstorms today, prompting warnings at times.

A tornado warning is in effect for Northeast Texas and eastern Oklahoma until 6:00 p.m. CST. The Storm Prediction Center warns of likely tornadoes and possible strong tornadoes, damaging winds of up to 70 mph and large hail that could reach up to 2 inches in diameter in some areas.

Below is a look at the latest radar for the region, as well as any active watches and/or warnings from the National Weather Service.

The greatest potential for severe weather this afternoon and evening is seen in red down from northern Texas into central and eastern Oklahoma, western Arkansas and southwest Missouri. This includes portions of the Dallas-Fort Worth, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Oklahoma and Fort Smith, Arkansas metropolitan areas.

While this rain is necessary given the widespread drought, too much rain too quickly could lead to flash flooding in many areas at risk of severe weather. Areas from northwest Texas to northern Arkansas and southern Missouri have already received 2 to 7 inches of rain since last Friday.

The National Weather Service has issued flood warnings for this threat, ranging from North Texas to parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.

Flash flood warnings were also issued in northern Arkansas and southern Missouri, with rainfall totals as of midday since midnight approaching or exceeding 5 inches in some places.

When traveling, be careful never to drive through floodwaters.

Chris Dolce has been a senior meteorologist at Weather.com for over 10 years, having started his career at The Weather Channel in the early 2000s.