Severe storms to march from Plains to Appalachians into Sunday
Potentially damaging thunderstorms will progress from the Plains to the Appalachians through the weekend, bringing the risk of destructive wind gusts, flash flooding, hail and a few tornadoes.
Just seconds after a woman runs to close a door blown open by wind in Mississippi, debris comes flying into the door, shattering it and sending glass flying into the house.
The main corridor of severe thunderstorms will develop just south of a soaking rainstorm as it tracks from the Plains to the Ohio Valley and Appalachians into next week.
The main threats each day will be damaging wind gusts and flooding downpours. A few of the strongest storms can also produce brief tornadoes and large hail, similar to some of the severe weather observed earlier this week.
Here's a day-by-day breakdown of the severe weather threat.
Saturday's storms to shuffle into Ohio Valley
A risk of severe thunderstorms is expected Saturday into Saturday night, mainly from southeastern Indiana and southwestern Ohio to central Mississippi and Alabama.
Cities at risk Saturday include Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky; Nashville and Knoxville, Tennessee; Tupelo, Mississippi; Cincinnati; and Birmingham, Alabama.
Sunday's storm risk to shift to Appalachians
While the ingredients for widespread severe weather may become less favorable Sunday, some strong to severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts and flash flooding are still likely from West Virginia to northern Georgia. Flash flooding and localized damaging wind gusts can also occur within thunderstorms across the Ohio Valley.
Spotty severe storm potential each day over High Plains, Southeast
Each afternoon through Sunday, isolated thunderstorms are likely to pop up across the central and southern High Plains and Rockies, from Colorado and western Kansas to eastern New Mexico and West Texas.
Despite their sparse nature, these storms can still produce powerful wind gusts, hail and localized flash flooding.
A few afternoon and evening thunderstorms along the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida can become severe in localized areas through Sunday. While these storms are typical during the summer, they can still produce isolated damaging wind gusts, localized flash flooding and frequent lightning before weakening.
The severe thunderstorm risk will return to northern parts of the Plains late Monday into Monday night, with the primary hazards being large hail and locally damaging winds.
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