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The Deep South was knocked by powerful thunderstorms late Sunday into Monday, as an effective storm system brought reported tornadoes, heavy rains and high winds that left tens of thousands without power.
The National Weather Service’s (NWS) Storm Forecast Center (SPC) stated extreme thunderstorms related to an effective cold front have actually shifted to seaside locations of the Carolinas and Georgia. Thunderstorms are also forecast to impact Florida through Monday.
” This isn’t the outbreak that we saw on Easter Sunday, where we had numerous reports of twisters, but we still have the danger as we go through the day today up toward the Southeast and after that in towards the mid-Atlantic,” Fox News Senior Citizen Meteorologist Janice Dean said on “Fox & Buddies First.”
EASTER SUNDAY ‘VIOLENT’ TWISTER IN MISSISSIPPI WITH WINDS OF 170 Miles Per Hour LEFT ‘SCAR’ SEEN ON SATELLITE IMAGE
The storms are quickly exiting offshore, however there is still the hazard of heavy rains, flooding, hail and damaging winds before things enhance midday, according to Dean.
The hazard of severe weather condition shifted to seaside areas on Monday.
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Tornado watches were in place in parts of Florida, where the SPC stated that harmful wind gusts are the main concern, however isolated large hail and a twister can not be eliminated.
The best risk for twisters on Monday.
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The weather condition system triggered twister watches to be provided throughout parts of Louisiana and Mississippi into Alabama and Georgia on Sunday night. It was the second Sunday in a row that the South was struck with serious weather.
Storm reports from serious weather on Sunday.
Another death was reported in Alabama, where Henry County Coroner Derek Wright informed the Associated Press that 61- year-old Jerry Oliver Williams passed away when the storm struck a rural area about 11: 30 p.m. Sunday. HERE ARE THE TOP 5 STATES
At least one “very big” tornado was reported in Baxterville, Miss., in Lamar County, with particles reported to be lofting into the air, the Hattiesburg American reported.
” We have reports of 2 houses harmed, but there might be more than that,” he told the paper.
Flash flooding was reported in Hattiesburg, Miss. due to the extreme storms.
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High winds likewise rooted out trees and left blankets of hail on the ground in some locations in Alabama previously in the day throughout the very first round of severe weather.
Hail and wind damage in Alexander City, Alabama as severe weather condition moved through on Sunday.
While conditions are anticipated to improve throughout the day on Monday and Tuesday, forecasters are alerting that another round of possibly extreme storms may get here for midweek.
The next threat for serious weather on Wednesday.
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According to Dean, the very same areas affected by storms on Sunday might deal with severe weather condition on Wednesday, consisting of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and into Alabama.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
