SOUTHEASTERN U.S. - Several thunderstorms are expected to roll through the South starting today and continuing until Wednesday night, forecasters are reporting. Throughout the two-day period, moderate to severe thunderstorms are expected to hit the entire area from Louisiana, east through Florida and up north through Indiana.
The Weather Channel is currently predicting the storms to bring damaging wind gusts, large hail, and multiple tornadoes on Tuesday, with the brunt of the storm hitting Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. As Tuesday night progresses, there is also a possibility that the slow-moving thunderstorms may trigger flash flooding along what the Weather Channel refers to as the southern flank of the squall line.
"The area at greatest risk for the outbreak of severe weather lies between Little Rock, Arkansas, and Nashville, Tennessee, during Tuesday afternoon and early evening," said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski. "This includes Jackson, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee."
As for Wednesday, the storm will move east with thunderstorms flaring up all the way from New York State down to Georgia and Florida. While the risk of violent storms will be lessened along the Atlantic coast, according to Accuweather, there will still be a threat for flooding downpours and strong wind gusts with storms across the Southeast. Severe thunderstorms are being predicted from Raleigh, North Carolina, to Tampa, Florida.
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