Tornado outbreak forecast across southern U.S., with 40 million at risk
Map showing the areas at risk for a severe weather outbreak, with red inidcating the "moderate risk" area. , including a "few strong tornadoes," is forecast for the Mississippi Valley, mid-South and parts of the Southeast Tuesday into Tuesday night.is highest — at "moderate risk" or a level 4 out of 5 on the NWS' scale — in Mississippi. About 40 million people across the South are at risk for severe weather from this event, per the National Weather Service.
About 5 million people are at greatest risk of severe weather, in areas either at "enhanced" or "moderate" risk on the NWS' threat level scale. Cities that may see severe weather include: Memphis and Nashville in Tennessee, as well as Jackson and Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Alexandria, New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Birmingham, Alabama.Nighttime tornadoes tend to be especially dangerous, because people can lack ways to get severe weather warnings, and owners of mobile homes may not have easy access to storm shelters.
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