Severe storms with hail and gusty winds develop across Southeast, Plains on Saturday
More than 5 million people along the Interstate 10 corridor were under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on Saturday due to the threat of storms that could produce large hail and damaging winds.
Scattered thunderstorms impacting the Southeast on Saturday
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for around 5 million residents along Interstate 10, east of New Orleans, due to the threats of damaging wind and hail.
BATON ROUGE, La. – A stormy summertime pattern across much of the Southeast could put a damper on outdoor weekend plans.
More than 5 million people along the Interstate 10 corridor were under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on Saturday due to the threat of storms that could produce large hail and damaging winds.
Some storms continued well after sunset and there was even a report of tornado north of Charleston, South Carolina.
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With grossly humid air in place, thunderstorms also had the potential to produce flash flooding.
In addition to the stormy weather in the Southeast, NOAA's Storm Prediction Center put parts of western Kansas in a Level 2 risk as well, warning of potential golf ball-size hail and thunderstorm-triggered wind gusts of 60 mph or higher.
The wet weather threat is expected to continue across most of the Lower 48 on Sunday, but a widespread severe weather outbreak is not anticipated.
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