The severe weather threat is expected to linger until Monday, while extreme heat advisories are likely to continue for several days.
The southern regions of the United States experienced soaring temperatures over the weekend that led to an increase in heat advisories and resulted in severe thunderstorms, causing power outages for hundreds of thousands of people across the country.
As of Sunday evening, over 556,000 people in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi were still without power following the storms, according to PowerOutage.us. Overnight and into early Sunday, there were several reports of severe weather, including tornadoes and hail larger than baseballs, across parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and along the Gulf Coast.However, new rounds of severe thunderstorms will continue to batter parts of the South, with thunderstorms expected to touch down from Alabama, to Florida and Mississippi Sunday evening, with the possibility of isolated tornadoes and frequent lightning, according to the National Weather Service.
Additionally, NWS warns that over 50 million people are under either an excessive heat warning or heat advisory across the southern U.S., mainly in Texas, Louisiana, and southern Mississippi, which will likely continue for several days.
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