Tue Mar 04 12:50:00 UTC 2025: **Severe Storms to Bring Tornadoes and Damaging Winds Across South and East**
ATLANTA, GA – A powerful storm system is unleashing a wave of severe thunderstorms across the Southern and Eastern United States, bringing with it a significant threat of tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail through Wednesday. The severe weather is already impacting several states.
High winds, gusting up to 87 mph, have been reported in Oklahoma and Texas, causing structural damage and power outages affecting over 400,000 homes and businesses in Texas alone. Possible tornado damage has been reported in Ada and Durant, Oklahoma, and parts of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
A tornado watch is currently in effect for parts of northeast Texas, eastern Oklahoma, and southwest Arkansas, while a severe thunderstorm watch is issued for portions of southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has highlighted an area stretching from eastern Texas and Oklahoma to the lower Mississippi Valley, Alabama, and western Georgia as being at high risk for severe thunderstorms.
The greatest threat is expected to be damaging winds and tornadoes, particularly in southern Arkansas, northern Louisiana, central and southern Mississippi, southwest Alabama, and the western Florida Panhandle. While heavy rain is anticipated, flash flooding is expected to be localized.
The severe weather threat will continue into Wednesday, impacting parts of the East Coast, from Delaware and Maryland to northern Florida. Damaging winds and possible tornadoes are anticipated in this region, including areas such as Charleston, South Carolina, and Washington, D.C. The Northeast may experience localized flash flooding and strong wind gusts later Wednesday and into Wednesday night.
Residents in affected areas are urged to prepare for severe weather, have multiple ways of receiving weather alerts, and know where to seek safe shelter if a warning is issued. The situation will continue to be monitored by weather.com and The Weather Channel app.
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