(AccuWeather) – Severe thunderstorms, including the potential for tornadoes, will exist along a 1,000-mile swath of the central United States into Wednesday night. While damaging thunderstorms may only affect a fraction of this zone and tornadoes are likely to only affect a tiny fraction, many locations within the swath from Indiana and central Ohio to central Texas and northern Louisiana can expect to be hit with torrential downpours, gusty winds and frequent lightning strikes.
The stronger storms in this zone can produce wind gusts to 70 mph, hail the size of golf balls, flash flooding and perhaps a tornado. The danger is that these violent conditions may strike a heavily populated area. Major cities are in the path of severe thunderstorms into Wednesday night. These include Dallas; Little Rock, Arkansas; Nashville, Tennessee; Tupelo, Mississippi; St. Louis; Louisville, Kentucky; Indianapolis; and Cincinnati. READ MORE
