(USA Today) – Millions of people across the South are bracing for another severe weather outbreak Thursday, just a week after dozens of tornadoes tore across the region.
Several long-track strong tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts are possible Thursday and Thursday night, the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center said. Long-track tornadoes are twisters that carve up the ground for several miles, often causing devastating damage.
States in the highest risk area include Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. In all, about 50 million people live where severe storms are possible Thursday, including Birmingham, Alabama; Jackson, Mississippi; and Memphis and Nashville in Tennessee.
“The worst-case scenario includes the potential for a ‘violent’ (EF-4) tornado,” the weather service in Birmingham said. Localized flash flooding could also be a concern in many of the same areas at risk for severe weather, Weather.com meteorologist Chris Dolce said. That includes the central Gulf Coast and the Tennessee and Ohio valleys. READ MORE
