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More than 180 million people could see severe weather through midweek, with more than two dozen states at risk, according to AccuWeather.
NBC News |
Thunderstorms, large hail, destructive wind gusts and strong tornadoes threaten up to 73 million people across the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys on Sunday.
AZ Central |
Multiple deaths on Sunday were blamed on the storm. A truck driver was killed in Valparaiso, Indiana, when strong winds blew over his vehicle.
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To start, the Storm Prediction Center continues significantly shift the severe weather threat ... are not backing down. This is the tornado risk forecast, issued at 9 a.m. We will get several ...
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Severe weather is in the forecast for Green Country for Tuesday night into Wednesday. Severe wind/hail and isolated tornadoes will be possible.
By Monday, the severe risk will shift to the Eastern Seaboard ... but the more concentrated risk of damaging gusts and isolated tornadoes will be in the Carolinas and Georgia.
An impactful storm will hug the Pacific coast with wind and rain, but the storm will trigger the most prolific thunderstorm activity of the year so far, and perhaps recent years for the Northwest into Friday.
National Weather Service weather balloon releases — tracking temperature, pressure and wind speed — have been temporarily suspended in Omaha, Nebraska, and Rapid City, South Dakota, because of staff shortages and reduced at six other sites in the Midwest and Great Plains, according to agency memos.
In recent years, Tennessee and the Southeast have seen an uptick in tornado activity as weather patterns shift. Is there a new "tornado alley"?
Historically centered in the Midwest—particularly in states like Oklahoma and Kansas—the heart of tornado season is now shifting southward. The "Deep South" Alley, including states like Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas, is facing an increased frequency of tornadoes.
Four tornadoes touched down across the Mid-South on March 31, 2023, including three EF-3 tornadoes and an EF-1 tornado. In Wynne, Arkansas, where one of those EF-3 tornadoes touched down, Wynne Police Chief Richard Dennis reported "total destruction."