More extreme weather including hail & tornados threatens 40MILLION in South as 140k without power in Mississippi
OVER 40 million Americans in the South are bracing themselves for a string of severe thunderstorms that could bring hail and potential tornados.
For the second day in a row, severe storms are expected to pummel the south, bringing heavy rains to parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama while bringing hail and tornados to Texas.
Over 350,000 are without power in the whole region.
"We’ll see all three threats as far as hail, wind and tornadoes," Mike Edmonston, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Mississippi, warned.
Flash flood watches were also issued for parts of the northern Gulf Coast into the Appalachians.
The incoming heavy rains could increase the potential for flash flooding in the region, the NWS warned, saying the area has been saturated by recent rainfall.
In general, the NWS warns severe thunderstorm threats going into early Wednesday would bring the greatest damage, especially in Mississippi, Alabama, the western Florida Panhandle and southwest Georgia.
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Scattered thunderstorms are likely in the Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland.
Likely, damaging winds would be a threat, but it could also bring with it tornados and hail.