Severe Storms Expected in Midwest and Southeast Today A new round of severe weather is forecast to impact parts of the South, Midwest, and East through Monday, with damaging winds and a few tornadoes possible from Texas to the East Coast. This event marks the third severe storm outbreak of the month, affecting regions that have already experienced repeated severe weather from earlier outbreaks on March 5-8 and March 10-12. The latest storm system is occurring on the warm side of an upper Midwest blizzard, named Winter Storm Iona by The Weather Channel. While previous outbreaks featured strong tornadoes, this event is expected to emphasize damaging winds over tornado activity. Severe thunderstorms are forming as a squall line stretching from the Midwest to the South, with winds exceeding 75 mph anticipated within the line. The highest risk for damaging winds spans from Evansville, Indiana, to west of Memphis, Tennessee. Some tornadoes, including a few EF2 or greater, are also possible. Current tornado watches include: Northeastern Louisiana to southwestern Indiana until 11 p.m. CDT Central Illinois until 10 p.m. CDT Northeastern Texas to the Arkansas-Missouri border until 9 p.m. CDT Southern Missouri to southwestern Illinois until 8 p.m. CDT By Sunday night, the squall line will move eastward across the Ohio Valley, lower Mississippi Valley, and Tennessee Valley, extending into the easternmost areas of the severe weather threat map. As a cold front from the Great Lakes low-pressure system advances east, damaging winds are expected to spread across much of the East, from north Florida to the Northeast, on Monday. NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has highlighted the mid-Atlantic states to the Carolinas as the area with the highest severe weather risk.#storm_prediction_center #midwest #weather_channel #noaa #southeast
