Severe Weather Outbreak for Parts of the Country This Weekend
Published at(NEW YORK) — Some 35 millions Americans from Texas to Mississippi to Kansas are at risk for tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds.
The widespread severe weather is expected to last into Saturday evening and a possible severe outbreak situation is expected to unfold going into the weekend.
Six states are all in the storm zone — Corpus Christi to New Orleans to Dallas, Tulsa and Wichita — but there are two pockets with an enhanced risk that brings more concern.
Heavy rain Friday morning in parts of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas has already saturated the ground enough to spark flash flooding once additional rain moves through.
Much of the Southeast will see severe storms Saturday, even in the early morning, in Memphis, Jackson, Birmingham, Atlanta and Charleston. Damaging winds and large hail are the main threats in those cities, but isolated tornadoes can’t be ruled out.
By Saturday afternoon and evening, enhanced severe weather development is expected in the lower Ohio Valley, including Nashville, Bowling Green, Evansville and south of St. Louis.
Very large hail and a few, perhaps strong, tornadoes are possible.
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