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Widespread severe weather expected in east-central US today
- More than 100 million people in east-central and mid-southern U.S. states are at risk of severe weather with large hail, damaging winds, and strong tornadoes expected.
- Cities like Indianapolis, St. Louis, Nashville, and Little Rock are under an enhanced risk level for severe storms.
- Two waves of thunderstorms are expected, starting early Sunday morning in the at-risk areas.
- The severe weather is caused by a strong low pressure system moving across the U.S., bringing warm, moist air from the Gulf.
- The severe weather threat will move eastwards, affecting the south, Mid-Atlantic, and northeast U.S.
- The Storm Prediction Center uses a five-level risk system to forecast severe weather, ranging from marginal to high risk categories.
- Weather watches are issued in advance of impending weather, while warnings indicate that particular weather hazards are expected to occur soon.
- Safety measures during severe storms include seeking shelter in basements, interior rooms, or designated safe spaces away from windows.
- Drivers should find the closest building to shelter in during severe weather, avoiding taking shelter under overpasses.
- Residents of mobile homes should seek shelter in sturdier structures during severe weather events.
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