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Severe weather threatens millions for 13th straight day as Southeast braces for powerful storms

This latest threat comes after at least 20 people were killed, including children and first responders, after a relentless barrage of tornadoes and historic flash flooding across several states.

By Steven Yablonski Source FOX Weather
The FOX Forecast Center is tracking yet another severe weather threat for millions of people on Monday, with cities from Florida to the Carolinas bracing for flooding rain and powerful thunderstorms. FOX Weather Meteorologists Stephen Morgan and Marissa Torres break down the latest forecast on April 7, 2025.

Severe weather threat continues for thirteenth straight day

The FOX Forecast Center is tracking yet another severe weather threat for millions of people on Monday, with cities from Florida to the Carolinas bracing for flooding rain and powerful thunderstorms. FOX Weather Meteorologists Stephen Morgan and Marissa Torres break down the latest forecast on April 7, 2025.

Millions of people in the southeastern U.S. are bracing for the 13th straight day of severe weather Monday as major cities from Florida to the Carolinas brace for powerful thunderstorms and flooding rain.

This latest threat comes after at least 20 people were killed, including children and first responders, after a relentless barrage of tornadoes and historic flash flooding across several states.

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    POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI - APRIL 06: An aerial view shows floodwaters spilling from a road and a farm field on April 06, 2025 near Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Thunderstorms, heavy rains, high winds and tornadoes have plagued the regions for the past several days causing widespread damage. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) ( )

  • FALMOUTH, KENTUCKY - APRIL 5: Pendleton County Search and Rescue take county electricians on a boat to turn off an electrical box in a flooded park on April 5, 2025 in Falmouth, Kentucky. Falmouth, Kentucky is expected to experience record flooding as the Licking River continues to rise. (Photo by Michael Swensen/Getty Images)
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    FALMOUTH, KENTUCKY - APRIL 5: Pendleton County Search and Rescue take county electricians on a boat to turn off an electrical box in a flooded park on April 5, 2025 in Falmouth, Kentucky. Falmouth, Kentucky is expected to experience record flooding as the Licking River continues to rise. (Photo by Michael Swensen/Getty Images) ( )

  • This aerial view shows damage left by a reported tornado in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, on April 6, 2025. Violent storms battering the central-eastern US have killed at least 16 people, officials said, with the National Weather Service warning on April 6 of "severe" flash flooding in the coming days. A line of fierce storms stretching from Arkansas to Ohio has damaged buildings, flooded roadways and produced dozens of tornadoes in recent days. (Photo by LEANDRO LOZADA / AFP) (Photo by LEANDRO LOZADA/AFP via Getty Images)
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    This aerial view shows damage left by a reported tornado in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, on April 6, 2025. Violent storms battering the central-eastern US have killed at least 16 people, officials said, with the National Weather Service warning on April 6 of "severe" flash flooding in the coming days. A line of fierce storms stretching from Arkansas to Ohio has damaged buildings, flooded roadways and produced dozens of tornadoes in recent days. (Photo by LEANDRO LOZADA / AFP) (Photo by LEANDRO LOZADA/AFP via Getty Images) ( )

  • This aerial view shows damage left by a reported tornado in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, on April 6, 2025. Violent storms battering the central-eastern US have killed at least 16 people, officials said, with the National Weather Service warning on April 6 of "severe" flash flooding in the coming days. A line of fierce storms stretching from Arkansas to Ohio has damaged buildings, flooded roadways and produced dozens of tornadoes in recent days. (Photo by LEANDRO LOZADA / AFP) (Photo by LEANDRO LOZADA/AFP via Getty Images)
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    This aerial view shows damage left by a reported tornado in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, on April 6, 2025. Violent storms battering the central-eastern US have killed at least 16 people, officials said, with the National Weather Service warning on April 6 of "severe" flash flooding in the coming days. A line of fierce storms stretching from Arkansas to Ohio has damaged buildings, flooded roadways and produced dozens of tornadoes in recent days. (Photo by LEANDRO LOZADA / AFP) (Photo by LEANDRO LOZADA/AFP via Getty Images) ( )

  • This aerial view shows damage left by a reported tornado in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, on April 6, 2025. Violent storms battering the central-eastern US have killed at least 16 people, officials said, with the National Weather Service warning on April 6 of "severe" flash flooding in the coming days. A line of fierce storms stretching from Arkansas to Ohio has damaged buildings, flooded roadways and produced dozens of tornadoes in recent days. (Photo by LEANDRO LOZADA / AFP) (Photo by LEANDRO LOZADA/AFP via Getty Images)
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    This aerial view shows damage left by a reported tornado in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, on April 6, 2025. Violent storms battering the central-eastern US have killed at least 16 people, officials said, with the National Weather Service warning on April 6 of "severe" flash flooding in the coming days. A line of fierce storms stretching from Arkansas to Ohio has damaged buildings, flooded roadways and produced dozens of tornadoes in recent days. (Photo by LEANDRO LOZADA / AFP) (Photo by LEANDRO LOZADA/AFP via Getty Images) ( )

  • FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY - APRIL 6: City and county workers create a sandbag wall as the Kentucky River rises on April 6, 2025 in Frankfort, Kentucky. Frankfort is expected to experience record flooding as the Kentucky River continues to rise. (Photo by Michael Swensen/Getty Images)
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    FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY - APRIL 6: City and county workers create a sandbag wall as the Kentucky River rises on April 6, 2025 in Frankfort, Kentucky. Frankfort is expected to experience record flooding as the Kentucky River continues to rise. (Photo by Michael Swensen/Getty Images) ( )

  • FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY - APRIL 6: Houses evacuated are shown as the Kentucky River rises on April 6, 2025 in Frankfort, Kentucky. Frankfort is expected to experience record flooding as the Kentucky River continues to rise. (Photo by Michael Swensen/Getty Images)
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    FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY - APRIL 6: Houses evacuated are shown as the Kentucky River rises on April 6, 2025 in Frankfort, Kentucky. Frankfort is expected to experience record flooding as the Kentucky River continues to rise. (Photo by Michael Swensen/Getty Images) ( )

  • POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI - APRIL 06: Floodwater covers a roadway on April 06, 2025 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Thunderstorms, heavy rains, high winds, and tornadoes have plagued the regions for several days, causing widespread damage. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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    POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI - APRIL 06: Floodwater covers a roadway on April 06, 2025 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Thunderstorms, heavy rains, high winds, and tornadoes have plagued the regions for several days, causing widespread damage. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) ( )

  • Flooding along Cincinnati's riverfront parks on April 5, 2025.
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    Flooding along Cincinnati's riverfront parks on April 5, 2025.  (Cincinnati Parks)

  • Ohio River flooding in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 5, 2025.
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    Ohio River flooding in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 5, 2025. (Matt Bruning/ODOT)

  • A giant hole in this resident's home exposes a car parked in the garage.
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    A giant hole in this resident's home exposes a car parked in the garage. (FOX Weather)

  • More debris is mangled and piled up as crews work to clean up the damages caused by a tornado's extreme winds.
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    More debris is mangled and piled up as crews work to clean up the damages caused by a tornado's extreme winds. (FOX Weather)

  • A field of damaged cars, wood, and home items littered the area after the tornado struck the small city.
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    A field of damaged cars, wood, and home items littered the area after the tornado struck the small city. (FOX Weather)

  • Crews begin cleaning up all the debris and damages caused by the devastating tornado outbreak.
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    Crews begin cleaning up all the debris and damages caused by the devastating tornado outbreak. (FOX Weather)

  • Piles of debris caused by the tornado sit mangled with a downed tree.
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    Piles of debris caused by the tornado sit mangled with a downed tree. (FOX Weather)

  • Flooding in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
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    Flooding in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. (Kirkman Aerial Photography / Facebook)

  • Flooding in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
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    Flooding in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. (Kirkman Aerial Photography / Facebook)

  • Flooding in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
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    Flooding in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. (Kirkman Aerial Photography / Facebook)

  • On Saturday, witnesses captured video of what appeared to be a large building floating down the swollen Kentucky River in Frankfort, Kentucky, amid catastrophic flooding.
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    On Saturday, witnesses captured video of what appeared to be a large building floating down the swollen Kentucky River in Frankfort, Kentucky, amid catastrophic flooding. (Todd Daugherty via Storyful)

  • Hanging Rock Hill in Madison, Indiana.
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    Hanging Rock Hill in Madison, Indiana. (The Attic Coffee Mill Cafe)

  • Train derails in Arkansas state park
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    A trail derailed as the Warm Fork Spring River flooded during severe storms on April 5, 2025. (Donell Russell)

  • Train derails in Arkansas state park
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    A trail derailed as the Warm Fork Spring River flooded during severe storms on April 5, 2025. (Donell Russell)

  • Train derails in Arkansas state park
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    A trail derailed as the Warm Fork Spring River flooded during severe storms on April 5, 2025. (Donell Russell)

  • Train derails in Arkansas state park
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    Warm Fork Spring River floods during severe storms on April 5, 2025. (Donell Russell)

  • Train derails in Arkansas state park
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    Warm Fork Spring River floods during severe storms on April 5, 2025. (Donell Russell)

  • Train derails in Arkansas state park
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    Warm Fork Spring River floods during severe storms on April 5, 2025. (Donell Russell)

  • Train derails in Arkansas state park
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    A trail derailed as the Warm Fork Spring River flooded during severe storms on April 5, 2025. (Donell Russell)

  • Train derails in Arkansas state park
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    A trail derailed as the Warm Fork Spring River flooded during severe storms on April 5, 2025. (Donell Russell)

  • Train derails in Arkansas state park
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    A trail derailed as the Warm Fork Spring River flooded during severe storms on April 5, 2025. (Donell Russell)

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    Storm damage is seen April 5, 2025, at a home in Memphis, Tennessee, after a tree fell on it. (Celena Sanchez)

  • Flooding seen on April 4, 2025 in Washington County, Kentucky.
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    Flooding seen on April 4, 2025 in Washington County, Kentucky. (Washington County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky)

  • Flooding in Texarkana, Texas during a Flash Flood Emergency on Friday, April 4, 2025.
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    Flooding in Texarkana, Texas during a Flash Flood Emergency on Friday, April 4, 2025. (Texarkana Police Department)

  • Storms Bring Powerful Winds, Tornadoes, And Potentially Catastrophic Rainfall To Central U.S.
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    HOPKINSVILLE, KENTUCKY - APRIL 04: In an aerial view, water covers roadways following extreme flooding that has caused significant damage throughout the area on April 04, 2025 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. A state of emergency has be declared in response to rising waters and the hazardous conditions they have created across the community.  (Jason Davis)

  • Flooding in Van Buren, MO.
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      (Robbie Mesey)

  • Flooding in Van Buren, MO.
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    Flooding in Van Buren, MO. (Robbie Mesey)

  • Flooding in Van Buren, MO.
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    Flooding in Van Buren, MO. (Robbie Mesey)

  • Flooding in Van Buren, Missouri
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    Flooding in Van Buren, Missouri on April 4, 2025. (Robbie Mesey)

  • Flooding in West Plains, MO
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    Flooding in West Plains, MO (Missouri Division of Fire Safety)

  • Flooding in West Plains, MO
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    Flooding in West Plains, MO (Missouri Division of Fire Safety)

  • Flooding in West Plains, MO
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    Flooding in West Plains, Missouri on April 4, 2025. (Missouri Division of Fire Safety)

  • Flooding in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
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    Aerial footage of flooding in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on April 4, 2025. (Kirkman Aerial Photography)

  • Flooding in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
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    Aerial footage of flooding in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on April 4, 2025. (Kirkman Aerial Photography)

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    Aerial footage of flooding in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on April 4, 2025. (Kirkman Aerial Photography)

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    Aerial footage of flooding in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on April 4, 2025. (Kirkman Aerial Photography)

  • Flooding in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
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    Aerial footage of flooding in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on April 4, 2025. (Kirkman Aerial Photography)

  • Flooding in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
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    Aerial footage of flooding in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on April 4, 2025. (Kirkman Aerial Photography)

  • Flooding in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
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    Aerial footage of flooding in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on April 4, 2025. (Kirkman Aerial Photography)

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    Aerial footage of flooding in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on April 4, 2025. (Kirkman Aerial Photography)

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    Aerial footage of flooding in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on April 4, 2025. (Kirkman Aerial Photography)

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    Flooding in Hopkinsville, KY ( )

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    Flooding in Hopkinsville, KY ( )

Monday's severe weather threat includes millions from Southeast to mid-Atlantic

The threat continues on Monday, with several Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and Tornado Warnings issued across portions of the Southeast before sunrise ahead of the morning commute.

This graphic shows the active Tornado Watches on Monday, April 7, 2025.
(FOX Weather)

 

Because of the threat, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Tornado Watch for more than 2 million people in parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina until 6 p.m. EDT.

This watch includes cities like Tallahassee and Apalachicola in Florida, and Valdosta and Savannah in Georgia.

In Leon County, Florida, local offices began cleaning up damage from a likely tornado in Tallahassee. 

A photo showed crews cleaning up fallen trees and debris from the side of a road. 

Leon County Public Works clears debris from a road after severe weather on April 7, 2025.

Leon County Public Works clears debris from a road after severe weather on April 7, 2025. 

(Leon County Government/Facebook / FOX Weather)

Three-hour radar loop. Warning boxes are color coded as: Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in yellow, Tornado Warnings in red, Tornado Warnings with confirmed tornado in purple, Flash Flood Warnings in green, and Flash Flood Emergencies in pink.
(FOX Weather)

 

Severe weather is possible from the Southeast to the mid-Atlantic throughout the day and into Monday evening, but the FOX Forecast Center said the risk isn't anywhere near as dire as it has been over the past two weeks.

However, it only takes one storm to turn lives upside down. So, be sure to download the free FOX Weather app and enable notifications to be alerted to severe weather or changes to the forecast in your area.

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This graphic shows the severe weather threat on Monday, April 7, 2025.
(FOX Weather)

 

Nearly 18 million people in six states, from Florida to Virginia, are at risk of severe weather on Monday. However, NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) placed nearly 7.5 million people in the Southeast and the Carolinas in a Level 2 out of 5 threat on its severe thunderstorm risk scale.

This threat zone includes cities such as Tallahassee in Florida, Savannah in Georgia, Columbia in South Carolina and Raleigh and Fayetteville in North Carolina.

The main threats from any thunderstorms that develop on Monday will be damaging wind gusts higher than 60 mph and a few tornadoes.

FEARS OF RIVER FLOODING RISE IN MISSISSIPPI, OHIO VALLEYS AMID MANDATORY EVACUATIONS

This graphic shows the flood threat on Monday, April 7, 2025.
(FOX Weather)

 

The FOX Forecast Center said that ahead of the cold front moving across the region, torrential precipitation is likely to cause rivers and streams to overflow their banks, leading to a risk of flash flooding.

NOAA's Weather Prediction Center (WPC) said there's a risk of flooding from Alabama to Virginia. However, the WPC placed parts of southern and south-central Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle in a Level 2 out of 4 risk.

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