As many as 80 million individuals spanning from the Midwest through the Southern states up to the Eastern region found themselves within the area affected by volatile meteorological conditions that posed risks of severe thunderstorms, sizable hail, and powerful twisters moving in over Sunday night into Monday.
"A wide area spanning much of the Southeast along with parts of the lower and mid Mississippi Valley, extending towards the Ohio Valley and southern Great Lakes is forecasted to experience multiple intense thunderstorms throughout today and tonight," according to NOAA. Storm Prediction Center said Sunday.
The center indicated that destructive winds were “probable,” adding that multiple tornadoes would likely form within supercell thunderstorms. Some of these tornadoes might be intense.
Begin your day with more knowledge. Receive all the essential news directly in your mailbox every morning.
Accuweather meteorologists warned Over a dozen tornadoes could potentially occur on Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, affecting areas including Little Rock in Arkansas; Memphis and Nashville in Tennessee; Paducah in Kentucky; and Evansville and Bloomington in Indiana.
Several regions targeted this week are the same ones struck by a sequence of tornadoes and storms two weeks prior. that resulted in over 40 fatalities During a two-day period of severe weather, the National Weather Service issued over 300 storm warnings. It was determined that three tornadoes occurred during this time. EF4 strength, according to AccuWeather Three EF3 tornadoes were also documented in Alabama, Arkansas, and Missouri.
Powerful gusts were already whipping around on Sunday.
An 85 mph wind gust causing roof damage and fallen trees was reported in Baxter Springs, Kansas, early Sunday. Weather.com reported In Joplin, Missouri, wind speeds reached 79 miles per hour, and hail with diameters of up to 2.5 inches was reported near Bridge Creek and Amber, Oklahoma, according to the service.
Where will the storms be heading on Monday?
Forecasters predict that the storms will likely hit the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast regions by Monday, stretching from Jacksonville, Florida, through Raleigh, North Carolina, up to Albany, New York.
"Severe weather on Monday will impact the heavily traveled Interstate 81, 85, and 95 routes extending from New Orleans all the way up to Atlanta, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and New York City," according to AccuWeather.
On Monday, the region with the greatest chance of experiencing tornadoes spanned from southern Alabama up to Virginia, according to Weather.com.
What does the prediction say for the remainder of this week?
The chaotic weather appears unlikely to settle: Forecasters warned that additional intense storms might extend from the Central U.S. to the East Coast during the middle of the week.
AccuWeather stated that as the spring weather patterns persist with a battle between warm, moist air coming from the Gulf and cold breezes originating from Canada, further episodes of severe weather are expected to occur.
The article initially appeared on USA TODAY: Twisters, fierce gusts, massive hail: Find out where intense thunderstorms will strike across the U.S.
