Isolated severe storms will develop this afternoon into tonight from westernTexas and the Oklahoma Panhandle to areas as far north and east as centralIllinois and extreme western Indiana. The greatest threat for widespread severestorms will lie over a smaller corridor from northern Texas to southernMissouri. Dallas, Oklahoma City and Little Rock could be in the heart of stormsduring the afternoon and evening.Tornadoes will be among the threats of the storms as well as wind gusts over60 mph and hail as large as golf balls. Serious flooding will impact somecommunities, especially in the aforementioned zone that is expected to have themost frequent storms.

Story by AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Meghan Evans.