A dangerous day of severe weather, including a tornado outbreak, is expected today over parts of the Mid-South and Tennessee River Valley.
POSSIBLE TORNADO SLAMS TEXAS CITY, DESTROYS CENTURY-OLD BUILDING
A strengthening system will peak later this afternoon and tonight, producing powerful thunderstorms containing large hail, damaging winds, heavy rainfall and multiple tornadoes.
Some of these twisters could be violent and long track.
The bullseye for the strongest storms will extend across parts of Mississippi, Alabama and Southern Tennessee.
Please plan ahead in these areas to have a plan in place if and when a watch or warning is up, and have a way to get these alerts especially in the overnight hours.
This system will then lift into the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast on Friday.
It will be a weaker storm, but strong winds, heavy rainfall and some severe weather will be possible.
Scattered showers and mountain snow will move into areas across the Southwest.
Wind advisories are also in place for parts of California and Arizona.
The East Coast will enjoy warmer-than-average temperatures with some cities across the Mid-Atlantic reaching into the low 80s.
Janice Dean currently serves as senior meteorologist for FOX News Channel (FNC). In addition, she is the morning meteorologist for FNC’s “FOX and Friends” (weekdays 6-9AM/ET). She joined the network in January 2004. She is the author of several books. Her latest is “Mostly Sunny” (Harper Collins, March 5, 2019) Click here for more information on Janice Dean.