At least two people have been killed, and forecasters said more tornadoes could come on Tuesday.
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Flash flooding and the possibility of tornadoes are expected to continue on Tuesday in much of the southern portion of the United States. The storms have killed at least two people.CreditCredit.Mark Humphrey/Associated Press
May 4, 2021Updated 1:51 p.m. ET
Severe weather, including possible tornadoes, continued to threaten parts of the southern United States on Tuesday, after two days of storms caused widespread damage and killed at least two people.
The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center said there was an “enhanced risk” of severe thunderstorms for large stretches of the South, including southern Mississippi and west-central Alabama. There, damaging winds of up to 70 miles per hour and hail up to the size of golf balls were likely into early Tuesday evening, with tornadoes possible, according to the forecast office in Jackson, Miss.
Damaging Storms To Move Through Eastern, Southern U.S. Into Tuesday Night Tuesday, May 4, 2021 AccuWeather forecasters warn that yet another wave of severe weather is expected to strike storm-weary areas of the United States. The threat zone will cover an area of more than 1,000 miles from the lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast to the upper Ohio Valley into Tuesday night and storms in these areas will be capable of producing more tornadoes. Tornado-ravaged Mississippi will lie within the heart of the severe weather risk area, along with the major metro areas of New Orleans, Nashville and Atlanta. Atlanta has already had a tumultuous beginning of the week when a suspected tornado caused damage very close to downtown.
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For the most part, we ve been pretty fortunate this spring in terms of the weather. Outside of a few rounds of heavy rain here and there, it s been a relatively quiet severe storm season for the Tri-State. It looks like that may no longer be the case today and tomorrow.
According to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky, the entire Tri-State is under an enhanced risk for severe weather over the next 36 to 48 hours. The first, and main, threat will roll into the area later this evening and into the overnight hours because, for whatever reason, Mother Nature doesn t like doing things during the day. The second threat is expected to enter our area later in the day Thursday afternoon however, they don t expect it to bring the same potential level of intensity as round one. Although we are talking about the weather, so that could change at a moment s notice.
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