A dangerous day of harsh weather, including a tornado, is expected today in parts of the Mid-South and Tennessee River Valley.
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Heavy hail, damaging gusts, floods and tornadoes will threaten the area on Thursday night (Fox News)
A strengthening system will peak in the late afternoon and tonight, producing strong storms containing heavy hail, damaging winds, heavy rain and several tornadoes.
Dangerous weather is expected Thursday in the Mid-South and Tennessee River Valley (Fox News)
Some of these twisters can be violent and long-term.
Some of the tornadoes can be strong and long (Fox News)
The target of the strongest storms will extend to parts of Mississippi, Alabama and Southern Tennessee.
The strongest storms will hit three states (Fox News)
Plan ahead in these areas to have a plan in place if and when a clock or alert is activated and have a way to get these alerts, especially at night.
How to prepare for a tornado (Fox News)
This system will then rise to the Mid Atlantic and the Northeast on Friday.
It will be a weaker storm, but strong winds, heavy rains and some severe weather will be possible.
The system will move to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Friday (Fox News)
Scattered rain and snow in the mountains will move to areas across the southwest.
Wind warnings are also available for parts of California and Arizona.
Higher-than-average temperatures will sweep the eastern US (Fox News)
The East Coast will enjoy warmer than average temperatures, with some Mid-Atlantic cities reaching almost 80 degrees.
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Records can be broken from Florida to Maine.
Janice Dean currently serves as a senior meteorologist for the FOX News Channel (FNC). In addition, she is the morning meteorologist for FNC’s “FOX and Friends” (weekdays 6-9AM / ET). She joined the network in January 2004. She is the author of several books. Her most recent is “Mostly Sunny” (Harper Collins, March 5, 2019). Click here for more information on Janice Dean.