A significant outbreak of severe thunderstorms, including a 'few strong tornadoes,' is unfolding for the Mississippi Valley, mid-South and parts of the Southeast today, leaving about 40 million people at risk for severe weather.
, very large hail and damaging straight-line winds for parts of Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio.in a region of warm, humid air flowing north from the Gulf of Mexico, ahead of a cold front and low-pressure area moving into the Plains and Midwest. The associated dip in the jet stream and upper-level winds are aiding in storm development and intensification.
About 5 million people are at greatest risk of severe weather, in areas either at "enhanced" or "moderate" risk on the NWS' threat level scale. Cities that may see severe weather include: Memphis and Nashville in Tennessee, as well as Jackson and Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Alexandria, New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Birmingham, Alabama.Nighttime tornadoes tend to be especially dangerous, because people can lack ways to get severe weather warnings, and owners of mobile homes may not have easy access to storm shelters.
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