Severe power storms and violent tornadoes threaten millions in 8 states

On Saturday a tornado warning is applied to millions of people in multiple states. Severe thunderstorms are also expected.

Why does it matter

The month of March traditionally marks the beginning of the tornado season in the United States.

Tornados represent a severe risk for life and property, with their powerful winds capable of destroying homes, dumping uprooting vehicles and trees. The most dangerous tornadoes can be long and violent, causing generalized devastation about large areas. Flying rubble are often the greatest threat, which makes refuge in a resistant and closed crucial space during a storm. Beyond immediate destruction, tornadoes can also leave communities without essential energy, water and services for days or even weeks.

What to know

A severe electric storm and a significant outbreak of tornadoes in the deep south today are expected, with the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) that emits a high -risk prognosis for parts of Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana.

The most at risk region extends from New Orleans, Louisiana, through Jackson and Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and in Birmingham, Alabama. These areas face the greatest probability of destructive tornadoes, with conditions that strongly favor severe and long life storms. The SPC warned that the tornadoes that hit these areas could be “long and potentially violent.”

A broader area, including Nashville, Tennessee, Atlanta, Georgia and Montgomery, Alabama, as well as Tallahassee, Florida, fall under a risk zone of 15 percent to 10 percent, where tornadoes are also possible, but may not be so extended or intense.

According to the SPC, the threat of severe climate will begin in eastern Louisiana and Mississippi late in the morning, intensifying during the afternoon. As the system is strengthened, the storms will move to Alabama at the end of the afternoon and night before arriving west of Florida Panhandle and Georgia during the night.

Meteorologists point out a strong cyclone in the Superior Valley of Mississippi as the driving force behind this outbreak, with strong wind shear, high levels of humidity and unstable atmospheric conditions that create a dangerous environment for supercell storms. Great hail and harmful winds are expected to exceed 110 knots to further feed the storms.

The risk extends as north as the Ohio Valley, with a tornado risk of 2-5 percent to reach parts of Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio, as well as parts of Michigan, North Carolina and Tennessee.

Residents are urged in the affected areas to take immediate precautions, have a severe climate security plan and stay updated with official warnings. Given the potential of violent tornadoes, emergency officials emphasize the importance of seeking refuge in resistant and reinforced and permanent alertness throughout the day and night.

What people say

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