Stormy weather, featuring heavy showers and locally severe thunderstorms, will continue into next week across portions of the central and southern Plains and the Midwest, with a gradual southeastward shift in the axis of heaviest rain.

Five-day rainfall totals could reach 2 to 6 inches or more from northern Texas to Michigan. In contrast, the northern Plains and far upper Midwest will receive only light precipitation. The Southeast will also remain mostly dry, aside from lingering thundershowers across Florida and along the Gulf Coast.

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