The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center said severe storms are expected in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana and Arkansas.
More than 10 million people are at risk in the areas under the tornado watch, as well as more than 3,400 schools and about 250 hospitals, according to the NWS.
Residents have been urged to be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for possible warnings. Late on Tuesday night, the NWS in Kansas City tweeted:"Severe storms continue to push east through the area this evening with strong straight line winds as the main threat. "Any brief tornado risk will remain northeast of the KC metro. Storms are expected to weaken over the next few hours."touched down in New Orleans as severe thunderstorms moved through the region."It was a very narrow, intense tornado with two areas of concentrated EF3 damage. One was a house that was swept off its raised foundation with allStock photo. Severe storms are expected to hit Southern states, bringing with them the threat of damaging tornadoes.
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