Tue, 04 May 2021 08:51 UTC
A damaged tree sits on the side of Elvis Presley Drive in Tupelo, Mississippi, MondayAfter a calm night, Tuesday is expected to bring severe weather to the Southeast US, which has already been pummeled by deadly tornadoes.
A storm system moved out of Oklahoma and Texas where more than 36,000 people were without power early Tuesday morning, according to PowerOutages.us and into the Lower Ohio Valley and Tennessee area. The evening brought diminished downpours and wind gusts, but daybreak threatens to bring severe weather again.
Large hail, damaging wind gusts and tornadoes are forecast to impact the areas from the Ohio River Valley down to the Gulf Coast.
Severe weather risk increases in the Midwest and South 01:56 (CNN)After a calm night, Tuesday is expected to bring severe weather to the Southeast US, which has already been pummeled by deadly tornadoes.
A storm system moved out of Oklahoma and Texas where more than 36,000 people were without power early Tuesday morning, according to PowerOutages.us and into the Lower Ohio Valley and Tennessee area. The evening brought diminished downpours and wind gusts, but daybreak threatens to bring severe weather again.
Large hail, damaging wind gusts and tornadoes are forecast to impact the areas from the Ohio River Valley down to the Gulf Coast.
Forecasters warn that more strong storms are likely to hit the Southeast on Tuesday. States that are at “greatest risk” include Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee and Alabama.